Oakham School Ground

Oakham School is a cricket ground in Oakham, Rutland. Forming part of sports facilities of Oakham School, the ground dates from around 1821.[1] First-class cricket was first played at Oakham School in the 1935 County Championship, with Leicestershire playing against Kent. Leicestershire used the ground as an outground on three more occasions prior to the Second World War.[2] Following a gap of 62 years, first-class cricket returned to Oakham School in 2000, when Leicestershire played the 1999 County Champions Surrey. The ground has since been used intermittently as an outground for first-class matches by Leicestershire, with five matches played there since 2000.[2] During the first decade of the 2000s, Leicestershire played nine List A one-day matches at the ground between 2001–08, before returning after a ten year gap when they played Lancashire in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup.[3] In 2020, Leicestershire announced plans to revive the Oakham Cricket Festival and make it a permanent part of Leicestershire's county schedule.[4]

Oakham School Ground
Ground information
LocationOakham, Rutland
Establishment1821
End names
Nursery End
Sports Hall End
Team information
Leicestershire (1935–2018)
As of 26 October 2020
Source: Ground profile

Records

First-class

List A

See also

References
  1. "Cricket". www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played on Doncaster Close, Oakham School". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. "List A Matches played on Doncaster Close, Oakham School". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. "Leicestershire keen to bring back Oakham Festival when county cricket returns to normality". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. "Doncaster Close, Oakham School - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. "Doncaster Close, Oakham School - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  7. "Doncaster Close, Oakham School - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  8. "Doncaster Close, Oakham School - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  9. "Leicestershire v Kent, 1938 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  10. "Doncaster Close, Oakham School - Highest Team Totals in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  11. "Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 2004 totesport League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  12. "Doncaster Close, Oakham School - Centuries in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  13. "Leicestershire v Somerset, 2005 totesport League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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