Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club was established on 15 January 1891. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1895 and played List A cricket from 1965 to 2005, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Oxfordshire at The Big Field, Wolverton, while their first home List A match came 75 years later against Bedfordshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup at London Road, High Wycombe.
The 24 grounds that Buckinghamshire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club when it was permitted to play List A matches. These grounds have also held Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List A | Minor Counties Championship | MCCA Trophy | |||||||||
London Road |
High Wycombe | 9 May 1970 v Bedfordshire |
24 June 1987 v Somerset |
3 | 26 August 1895 v Bedfordshire |
22 August 2014 v Cambridgeshire |
118 | only match: 23 May 2010 v Wiltshire |
1 | [1] [2] [3] [4] [n 1] | |
Amy Lane |
Chesham | only match: 30 May 1970 v Hampshire |
1 | 14 August 1907 v Worcestershire Second XI |
8 August 1982 v Suffolk |
33 | only match: 23 May 1993 v Oxfordshire |
1 | [5] [6] [7] [8] [n 2] | ||
Shardeloes |
Amersham | only match: 19 July 1972 v Glamorgan |
1 | 25 August 1968 v Bedfordshire |
15 June 1997 v Northumberland |
28 | – | – | 0 | [9] [10] [11] [n 3] | |
Pound Lane |
Marlow | 27 June 1990 v Nottinghamshire |
23 June 1999 v Warwickshire |
3 | 9 August 1909 v Dorset |
4 August 2013 v Cumberland |
30 | 17 July 1987 v Cheshire |
20 May 2012 v Staffordshire |
7 | [12] [13] [14] [15] [n 4] |
Wilton Park, Beaconsfield |
Beaconsfield | 24 June 1992 v Sussex |
12 September 2002 v Shropshire |
5 | 28 August 1967 v Norfolk |
19 June 2005 v Staffordshire |
26 | 14 June 1987 v Shropshire |
12 June 2005 v Wiltshire |
4 | [16] [17] [18] [19] |
Oxford Road | Dinton | 29 August 2001 v Worcestershire Cricket Board |
29 August 2002 v Suffolk |
13 | – | – | 0 | 9 May 2013 v Wales Minor Counties |
18 May 2014 v Berkshire |
2 | [20] [21] [22] |
Ascott Park | Wing | only match: 7 May 2003 v Gloucestershire |
1 | 7 August 1905 v Hertfordshire |
17 August 2003 v Bedfordshire |
48 | 7 May 1998 v Berkshire |
10 May 2009 v Lincolnshire |
5 | [23] [24] [25] [26] | |
Sir Paul Getty's Ground |
near Ibstone | only match: 3 May 2005 v Lancashire |
1 | only match: 22 August 1999 v Hertfordshire |
1 | 4 June 2000 v Kent Cricket Board |
7 July 2002 v Berkshire |
2 | [27] [28] [29] [30] [n 5] |
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Buckinghamshire Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minor Counties Championship | MCCA Trophy | |||||||
The Big Field | Wolverton | only match: 7 August 1895 v Oxfordshire |
1 | – | – | 0 | [31] [32] | |
Wendover Road | Aylesbury | 13 July 1896 v Northamptonshire |
26 July 1998 v Bedfordshire |
42 | 7 June 1990 v Bedfordshire |
21 May 2001 v Kent Cricket Board |
7 | [33] [34] [35] |
Bletchley Park | Bletchley | 23 August 1899 v Wiltshire |
12 July 1933 v Bedfordshire |
33 | – | – | 0 | [36] [37] |
Osborne Street | Wolverton | 29 July 1904 v Bedfordshire |
27 July 1921 v Bedfordshire |
7 | – | – | 0 | [38] [39] |
Chalvey Road | Slough | 19 August 1904 v Berkshire |
5 July 1998 v Norfolk |
57 | only match: 14 June 1992 v Oxfordshire |
1 | [40] [41] [42] [n 6] | |
Sefton Park | Stoke Poges | only match: 9 August 1911 v Kent Second XI |
1 | – | – | 0 | [43] [44] | |
Agar's Plough | Eton College | 9 May 1946 v Berkshire |
11 August 1950 v Berkshire |
5 | – | – | 0 | [45] [46] |
Stowe School |
Stowe | 4 August 1947 v Berkshire |
14 August 1982 v Bedfordshire |
5 | only match: 7 August 1983 v Bedfordshire |
1 | [47] [48] [49] [n 7] | |
Aspro Sports Ground | Slough | 10 August 1951 v Berkshire |
25 August 1954 v Norfolk |
4 | – | – | 0 | [50] [51] |
Ernest Turner's Sports Ground | High Wycombe | 30 August 1963 v Oxfordshire |
13 August 1969 v Suffolk |
5 | – | – | 0 | [52] [53] |
Bourton Road |
Buckingham | 6 July 1968 v Oxfordshire |
12 August 1990 v Oxfordshire |
11 | only match: 29 April 2012 v Berkshire |
1 | [54] [55] [56] | |
Molins Sports Club | Monks Risborough | 18 August 1982 v Berkshire |
11 August 1985 v Cheshire |
3 | – | – | 0 | [57] [58] |
Manor Fields |
Bletchley | 13 July 1986 v Somerset Second XI |
25 July 1988 v Wales Minor Counties |
2 | – | – | 0 | [59] [60] [n 8] |
Campbell Park |
Milton Keynes | 9 June 1999 v Staffordshire |
6 August 2000 v Suffolk |
2 | only match: 28 June 1998 v Sussex Cricket Board |
1 | [61] [62] [63] [n 9] | |
Dukes Lane | Gerrards Cross | 13 June 2004 v Cumberland |
21 July 2013 v Suffolk |
10 | only match: 26 July 2009 v Dorset |
1 | [64] [65] [66] | |
The Memorial Ground |
Burnham | 23 July 2006 v Cumberland |
20 July 2014 v Staffordshire |
5 | 5 May 2013 v Dorset |
4 May 2014 v Herefordshire |
2 | [67] [68] [69] |
Upton Court Road | Slough | 28 August 2005 v Norfolk |
5 August 2012 v Bedfordshire |
8 | only match: 29 April 2007 v Hertfordshire |
1 | [70] [71] [72] [n 10] | |
London Road | Tring | 21 June 2009 v Lincolnshire |
21 August 2014 v Norfolk |
4 | 5 June 2011 v Devon |
2 June 2013 v Dorset |
2 | [73] [74] [75] [n 11] |
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club was established on 15 January 1891. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1895 and played List A cricket from 1965 to 2005, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Oxfordshire at The Big Field, Wolverton, while their first home List A match came 75 years later against Bedfordshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup at London Road, High Wycombe.
The 24 grounds that Buckinghamshire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club when it was permitted to play List A matches. These grounds have also held Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List A | Minor Counties Championship | MCCA Trophy | |||||||||
London Road |
High Wycombe | 9 May 1970 v Bedfordshire |
24 June 1987 v Somerset |
3 | 26 August 1895 v Bedfordshire |
22 August 2014 v Cambridgeshire |
118 | only match: 23 May 2010 v Wiltshire |
1 | [1] [2] [3] [4] [n 1] | |
Amy Lane |
Chesham | only match: 30 May 1970 v Hampshire |
1 | 14 August 1907 v Worcestershire Second XI |
8 August 1982 v Suffolk |
33 | only match: 23 May 1993 v Oxfordshire |
1 | [5] [6] [7] [8] [n 2] | ||
Shardeloes |
Amersham | only match: 19 July 1972 v Glamorgan |
1 | 25 August 1968 v Bedfordshire |
15 June 1997 v Northumberland |
28 | – | – | 0 | [9] [10] [11] [n 3] | |
Pound Lane |
Marlow | 27 June 1990 v Nottinghamshire |
23 June 1999 v Warwickshire |
3 | 9 August 1909 v Dorset |
4 August 2013 v Cumberland |
30 | 17 July 1987 v Cheshire |
20 May 2012 v Staffordshire |
7 | [12] [13] [14] [15] [n 4] |
Wilton Park, Beaconsfield |
Beaconsfield | 24 June 1992 v Sussex |
12 September 2002 v Shropshire |
5 | 28 August 1967 v Norfolk |
19 June 2005 v Staffordshire |
26 | 14 June 1987 v Shropshire |
12 June 2005 v Wiltshire |
4 | [16] [17] [18] [19] |
Oxford Road | Dinton | 29 August 2001 v Worcestershire Cricket Board |
29 August 2002 v Suffolk |
13 | – | – | 0 | 9 May 2013 v Wales Minor Counties |
18 May 2014 v Berkshire |
2 | [20] [21] [22] |
Ascott Park | Wing | only match: 7 May 2003 v Gloucestershire |
1 | 7 August 1905 v Hertfordshire |
17 August 2003 v Bedfordshire |
48 | 7 May 1998 v Berkshire |
10 May 2009 v Lincolnshire |
5 | [23] [24] [25] [26] | |
Sir Paul Getty's Ground |
near Ibstone | only match: 3 May 2005 v Lancashire |
1 | only match: 22 August 1999 v Hertfordshire |
1 | 4 June 2000 v Kent Cricket Board |
7 July 2002 v Berkshire |
2 | [27] [28] [29] [30] [n 5] |
Below is a complete list of grounds used by Buckinghamshire Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minor Counties Championship | MCCA Trophy | |||||||
The Big Field | Wolverton | only match: 7 August 1895 v Oxfordshire |
1 | – | – | 0 | [31] [32] | |
Wendover Road | Aylesbury | 13 July 1896 v Northamptonshire |
26 July 1998 v Bedfordshire |
42 | 7 June 1990 v Bedfordshire |
21 May 2001 v Kent Cricket Board |
7 | [33] [34] [35] |
Bletchley Park | Bletchley | 23 August 1899 v Wiltshire |
12 July 1933 v Bedfordshire |
33 | – | – | 0 | [36] [37] |
Osborne Street | Wolverton | 29 July 1904 v Bedfordshire |
27 July 1921 v Bedfordshire |
7 | – | – | 0 | [38] [39] |
Chalvey Road | Slough | 19 August 1904 v Berkshire |
5 July 1998 v Norfolk |
57 | only match: 14 June 1992 v Oxfordshire |
1 | [40] [41] [42] [n 6] | |
Sefton Park | Stoke Poges | only match: 9 August 1911 v Kent Second XI |
1 | – | – | 0 | [43] [44] | |
Agar's Plough | Eton College | 9 May 1946 v Berkshire |
11 August 1950 v Berkshire |
5 | – | – | 0 | [45] [46] |
Stowe School |
Stowe | 4 August 1947 v Berkshire |
14 August 1982 v Bedfordshire |
5 | only match: 7 August 1983 v Bedfordshire |
1 | [47] [48] [49] [n 7] | |
Aspro Sports Ground | Slough | 10 August 1951 v Berkshire |
25 August 1954 v Norfolk |
4 | – | – | 0 | [50] [51] |
Ernest Turner's Sports Ground | High Wycombe | 30 August 1963 v Oxfordshire |
13 August 1969 v Suffolk |
5 | – | – | 0 | [52] [53] |
Bourton Road |
Buckingham | 6 July 1968 v Oxfordshire |
12 August 1990 v Oxfordshire |
11 | only match: 29 April 2012 v Berkshire |
1 | [54] [55] [56] | |
Molins Sports Club | Monks Risborough | 18 August 1982 v Berkshire |
11 August 1985 v Cheshire |
3 | – | – | 0 | [57] [58] |
Manor Fields |
Bletchley | 13 July 1986 v Somerset Second XI |
25 July 1988 v Wales Minor Counties |
2 | – | – | 0 | [59] [60] [n 8] |
Campbell Park |
Milton Keynes | 9 June 1999 v Staffordshire |
6 August 2000 v Suffolk |
2 | only match: 28 June 1998 v Sussex Cricket Board |
1 | [61] [62] [63] [n 9] | |
Dukes Lane | Gerrards Cross | 13 June 2004 v Cumberland |
21 July 2013 v Suffolk |
10 | only match: 26 July 2009 v Dorset |
1 | [64] [65] [66] | |
The Memorial Ground |
Burnham | 23 July 2006 v Cumberland |
20 July 2014 v Staffordshire |
5 | 5 May 2013 v Dorset |
4 May 2014 v Herefordshire |
2 | [67] [68] [69] |
Upton Court Road | Slough | 28 August 2005 v Norfolk |
5 August 2012 v Bedfordshire |
8 | only match: 29 April 2007 v Hertfordshire |
1 | [70] [71] [72] [n 10] | |
London Road | Tring | 21 June 2009 v Lincolnshire |
21 August 2014 v Norfolk |
4 | 5 June 2011 v Devon |
2 June 2013 v Dorset |
2 | [73] [74] [75] [n 11] |