Merefield Ground

Merefield Ground was a cricket ground in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.

Merefield Ground
Ground information
LocationRochdale, Lancashire
Coordinates53.6068°N 2.1640°W / 53.6068; -2.1640
Establishment1855
Team information
North (1860)
As of 4 September 2010
Source: profile

The ground was 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 advertisement 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 site to this day.

References
  1. "Other matches played on Merefield Ground, Rochdale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. "First-Class Matches played on Merefield Ground, Rochdale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "North v South, 1860". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. "Castleton Subscription Bowling Green, Limited". Rochdale Observer. 1867. Retrieved 29 January 2019.


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