Merefield Ground
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Location | Rochdale, Lancashire | ||
Coordinates | 53°36′24″N 2°09′50″W / 53.6068°N 2.1640°W | ||
Establishment | 1855 | ||
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As of 4 September 2010 Source: profile |
Merefield Ground was a cricket ground in Rochdale, Lancashire. Located alongside Merefield Road, the first recorded match played at the ground came in 1855, when the Heally Club played a United All-England Eleven.[1] A single first-class match was held there when the North played the South in the North v South match of 1866,[2] The match ended in a draw, despite the South's Edgar Willsher taking 6 for 71 in the North's first-innings.[3] By 1867 cricket had ceased to be played at the ground, with an advert appearing in the Rochdale Observer encouraging people to buy shares in a proposed bowling green that was to replace the ground.[4] This proposal eventually come to fruition, with the Castleton Bowling Club still in existence on the same site to this day.
References[]
- ^ "Other matches played on Merefield Ground, Rochdale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Merefield Ground, Rochdale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "North v South, 1860". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "Castleton Subscription Bowling Green, Limited". Rochdale Observer. 1867. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
External links[]
- Merefield Cricket Ground on Cricinfo
Coordinates: 53°36′24″N 2°09′50″W / 53.6068°N 2.1640°W
- Defunct cricket grounds in England
- Buildings and structures in Rochdale
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- Cricket grounds in Greater Manchester
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