Hardenhuish Park Cricket Ground

Hardenhuish Park is a cricket ground in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, in the north-west suburbs of the town alongside the football ground used by Chippenham Town F.C..

Hardenhuish Park
Ground information
LocationChippenham, Wiltshire
Coordinates51°27′52.71″N 2°07′38.85″W
Establishment1902 (first recorded match)
Team information
Wiltshire (1902–2003)
As of 13 October 2011
Source: Ground profile

Hardenhuish Park hosted a cricket match in June 1900 between teams representing the Trowbridge and Chippenham Police divisions, when the home team recorded a resounding victory.[1] In 1902, Wiltshire played Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship. The ground was used on-and-off by Wiltshire during the 20th century, hosting 47 Minor Counties Championship matches.[2] Two MCCA Knockout Trophy matches were also held there in 2002 and 2003.[3]

Wiltshire have also played a number of List A matches at the ground, starting with playing against Hampshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup, which was Wiltshire's first List A match. Five further List A matches were held on the ground, four of which had a combined Minor Counties team as the home side, and the last of which saw Wiltshire play the Derbyshire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[4]

References
  1. "Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser, Saturday 23 June 1900".
  2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  3. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  4. "List A Matches played on Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
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