Municipal Ground

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Coordinates: 51°08′11.42″N 0°59′37.56″W / 51.1365056°N 0.9937667°W / 51.1365056; -0.9937667

Municipal Ground
Jubilee Playing Field
Cricket Field at Chawton, Hampshire - geograph.org.uk - 1417562.jpg
Ground information
LocationAlton, Hampshire
Establishment1899
Team information
Hampshire (1904)
As of 21 October 2009
Source: Ground profile

The Municipal Ground is a cricket ground in Alton, Hampshire. The ground was constructed as a result of the efforts of G.J. Poole, the headmaster of a local Grammar School.[1] Constructed by 1899, the Hampshire Second XI played there in 1899 in the grounds first recorded match,[2] while Hampshire later played one first-class match at the ground, against the touring South Africans in 1904.[3] The match ended in a South African victory by an innings and 19 runs, during which South African batsman Louis Tancred was dismissed for 99 by Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, while in Hampshire's first-innings Johannes Kotze took a five wicket haul with figures of 5/66.[4]


The Municipal Ground is likely to be the old Courage / Bass Alton Ground which is now a housing estate - entered through Murray Grove. This would be adjacent to the Old Grammar School location (also now a housing estate - entered through Adams Way). This ground was in use until the early 2000’s consisting of a field used for cricket and football with rugby being played at the nearby Anstey Park.

(attached picture refers to the Recreation Ground which was built in 1977 and is not the correct location)

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References[]

  1. ^ "Player profile: Municipal Ground". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Other matches played on Municipal Ground, Alton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Municipal Ground, Alton". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Hampshire v South Africans, 1904". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

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