Leamington Cricket Club Ground

Ground information

Location

Establishment

1900 (first recorded match)

Team information

Warwickshire	(1905 & 1908-1910)

As of 28 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

Leamington Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1900, when Leamington played Stratford-upon-Avon.^[1] The ground hosted its first first-class match in 1905, when Warwickshire played Hampshire. In 1908, the ground held its second first-class match, which was between Warwickshire and Somerset. The third first-class match held on the ground came in 1909 between Warwickshire and Hampshire, with the final first-class match at the ground between Warwickshire and Sussex in 1910.^[2]

Additionally, the ground held several Second XI Championship matches for the Warwickshire Second XI between 1950 and 2007.^[3]^[4]^[5]

In 1979, the ground hosted its first ICC Trophy match in the ICC Trophy between the Netherlands and the United States. In the 1982 ICC Trophy it held a match between Zimbabwe and Canada and finally in the 1986 ICC Trophy between Hong Kong and the United States.^[6]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Leamington Cricket Club^[7] who play in the Birmingham and District Premier League Division One.

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Features of Royal Leamington Spa

Royal Leamington Spa Warwick and Leamington Constituency Warwick District District Council elections County Council elections

Suburbs	Lillington Milverton Old Town Sydenham

Notable buildings and structures	All Saints Church, Leamington Spa Church of St. John the Baptist, Leamington Spa Holy Trinity Church, Leamington Spa Leamington Spa railway station Loft Theatre Company Regent Hotel Royal Pump Rooms Royal Spa Centre St. Mary's Church, Leamington Spa St. Paul's Church, Leamington Spa Woodbine Street Recording Studios

School and colleges	Campion School, Leamington Spa The Kingsley School North Leamington School Warwickshire College

Parks and geographical features	The Dell, Leamington Spa Foundry Wood Jephson Gardens Midland Oak Newbold Comyn Parr and Wisden's Ground River Leam Royal Pump Room Gardens Victoria Park, Leamington Spa

Sports Clubs and Organisations	Aga Rangemaster Group Leamington Cricket Club Ground Leamington F.C. Leamington Spa Bach Choir Royal Spa Brass

Coordinates: 52°18′03″N 1°32′03″W / 52.30090°N 1.53428°W / 52.30090; -1.53428

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