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The first cricket match was played there in 1887, [2] though the first recorded match was in 1894, when Northumberland played a minor match against FGH Clayton's XI. [3] In 1897, the ground hosted its first Minor Counties Championship match when Northumberland played Durham.
The Norton (Teesside) Sports Complex is situated on Station Road and dates back to 1847 when it was the home of Norton Cricket Club. At the club's Centenary Dinner in 1947, the members decided to buy the ground (and a further twelve acres surrounding it) with a view to developing it into one of the finest sports complexes in the north of England.
For a full list of grounds in England and Wales that have held men's international cricket, see List of international men's cricket grounds in England and Wales; Grounds that have held women's international cricket (test matches, one day internationals and Twenty20 internationals) and that are not included on the list of grounds that have held men's international cricket include:
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Day/night cricket has been played in England and Wales since July 1997. Since then it has become a major part in the English cricket season with day/night matches played in the NatWest Pro40 League (40 overs), the main competition in which day/night cricket was played alongside day matches but also floodlit matches are played in the Twenty20 Cup (20 overs) and in the Friends Provident Trophy ...
In 1849, the club used a venue outside Brighton for the first time, when they played a first-class match at Petworth Park New Ground; the match against Surrey is notable for being one of Sussex's lowest aggregate scoring matches of all time, with only 287 runs scored. [16] It was also the only time that Petworth Park hosted a Sussex match.
Champion County match - The Champion County match is a cricket match, traditionally played between the winner of the previous season's County Championship, and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The match was played at Lord's Cricket Ground for many seasons, but from 2010 to 2017 it took place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The 2018 ...
The teams played a return match on the same ground at Easter, 1877, when Lillywhite's team avenged their loss with a victory by four wickets. The first Test match on English soil occurred in 1880 with England victorious; this was the first time England fielded a fully representative side with W. G. Grace included in the team. [20]