Trafalgar Road Ground

Trafalgar Road Ground
Ground information
Location Southport, Merseyside
Establishment 1956
End names
Harrod Drive End
Grosvenor Road End
Domestic team information
Lancashire (1959–1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2011 and 2013)
As of 4 September 2010
Source: profile

Trafalgar Road Ground is a cricket ground in Southport, Merseyside. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1956, when the Lancashire Second XI played Cheshire in the Minor Counties Championship.[1]

In 1959, the ground held its first first-class match when Lancashire played Worcestershire in the County Championship. From 1959 to 2013, the ground played host to 41 first-class matches, the last of which came in the 2013 County Championship between Lancashire and Hampshire.[2]

The ground has also held List-A matches, the first of which saw Lancashire play Glamorgan in the 1969 Player's County League. From 1969 to 1987, the ground held 4 List-A matches, the last of which saw Lancashire play Scotland in the 1987 Benson and Hedges Cup.[3]

With the first recorded match on the ground in 1956 involving the Lancashire Second XI, the ground has since held a combined total of 25 Second XI fixtures for the Lancashire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship, Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.[4][5]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Southport & Birkdale Cricket Club.[6]

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Coordinates: 53°37′42″N 3°01′15″W / 53.62824°N 3.02083°W