Steetley Company Ground

Steetley Company Ground
Ground information
LocationShireoaks, Nottinghamshire
International information
Only WODI7 June 1979:
 England v  West Indies
Team information
Nottinghamshire (1961)
As of 6 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

Steetley Company Ground is a cricket ground in Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire, England. The ground was laid out in 1951[1] and the first important match on the ground was in 1955, when the Nottinghamshire Second XI played the Yorkshire Second XI.[2] The ground has played host to both Nottinghamshire Second XI and Derbyshire Second XI matches in the Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.[3][4]

In 1961, the ground hosted a first-class match in the County Championship when Nottinghamshire played Sussex.[5] Norman Hill of Nottinghamshire made 201 not out, then Alan Oakman of Sussex made 229 not out, and after two declarations Sussex won by nine wickets.[6] The pitch and ground were excellent, but in the relatively remote location the gate takings were poor, and Nottinghamshire never played there again.[7]

The ground held a single Women's One Day International in 1979 when England women played West Indies women.[8]

References

  1. ^ Cricket Grounds of Nottinghamshire P Wynne Thomas ACS 1984 p.27
  2. ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Steetley Company Ground
  3. ^ Second XI Championship Matches played on Steetley Company Ground
  4. ^ Second XI Trophy Matches played on Steetley Company Ground
  5. ^ First-Class matches played on Steetley Company Ground
  6. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Sussex 1961". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. ^ Chalke, Stephen (2011). The Way It Was: Glimpses of English cricket's past. Bath: Fairfield Books. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0-9568511-1-6.
  8. ^ Women's One-Day International Matches played on Steetley Company Ground

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