Danescourt, Wolverhampton
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Location | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | ||
Coordinates | 52°36′09″N 2°10′16″W / 52.6025°N 2.1711°W | ||
Establishment | 1890 | ||
International information | |||
Only WODI | 20 July 1973:![]() ![]() | ||
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As of 6 September 2020 Source: Ground profile |
Danescourt is a cricket ground in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. The ground is located along the Danescourt Road, off of the A41 Road. It has played host to a Women's One Day International, in addition to playing host to Staffordshire County Cricket Club in minor counties cricket.
History[]
Danescourt was established in 1890 as the homeground of , which was founded in 1835.[1] Staffordshire first played minor counties cricket there in 1900, hosting Northumberland in the Minor Counties Championship. Staffordshire used Danecourt intermittently throughout the 20th-century, with the ground hosting 35 Minor Counties Championship matches up to 1995.[2] Danescourt was selected as one of the venues of the 1973 Women's World Cup, hosting a single Women's One Day International match between England Women and Trinidad and Tobago Women,[3] which England, captained by Rachael Heyhoe Flint, won by 8 wickets.[4]
References[]
- ^ Brew, Joey; Brew, Alec (2010). Wolverhampton Sporting Heroes. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 1445624400.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Danescourt, Wolverhampton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's ODI Matches played on Danescourt, Wolverhampton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "England Women v Trinidad and Tobago Women, Women's World Cup 1973". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links[]
- Wolverhampton
- Cricket grounds in Staffordshire
- Sports venues completed in 1890
- 1890 establishments in England
- Staffordshire County Cricket Club
- English cricket ground stubs