The Grange Club is a

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and sports club in the Stockbridge district of Edinburgh, Scotland. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team, and is situated adjacent to the Edinburgh Academy sports ground, which is in Raeburn Place.

History

The Grange Club was founded in 1832, in The Grange district of Edinburgh. In 1872 it moved to its current location at Raeburn Place in the Stockbridge district and has hosted out of its pavilion since 1894. The pavilion cost £1,400 and was officially opened on 29 June 1895 by Lord Moncrieff. The pavilion was restored in 1998 at a cost of £450,000. After the Scottish Cricket Union disbanded in 1884 The Grange Club assumed responsibility as the governing body of cricket in Scotland for a time and still holds considerable national influence. The decorative scheme to the interior of the Pavilion is designed to complement the exterior. The Long Room, is modelled on the Marylebone Cricket Club's 'Long Room' at

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, London. The Club was also associated with

The Dyvours Club The Dyvours Club, these days known as The Grange Dyvours Club, is the oldest lawn tennis club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club has four grass tennis courts, and four flood-lit, all-weather courts, in the Stockbridge district of Edinburgh. Histo ...

, Edinburgh's oldest lawn tennis club, who were founded in 1883, and played on the grounds.

Cricket

The Grange has hosted numerous high profile international matches over the years featuring teams such as

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, Pakistan and England. Some of the world's finest cricketers have played at The Grange, from W. G. Grace in 1895 and

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in 1948 to

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in 1995, Shane Warne and Andrew Flintoff. The ground has hosted Scotland's home matches in ECB domestic cricket competitions. ;International Venue The Grange hosted Scotland's first official

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(ODI) outside of

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on 27 June 2006. A capacity crowd saw Scotland lose by five wickets to Pakistan. It was selected as a venue to host matches in the

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tournament. ;Clubs The Grange Club is the home ground for: *The Grange Cricket Club.

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is an amateur cricket club whose 1st XI play in the Cricket Scotland Eastern Premiership, the top tier of cricket for teams of the East of Scotland Cricket Association (ESCA) and

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regional associations. The club 2nd XI play in the ESCA Baillie Gifford Championship Division. The Grange Cricket Club has won the Scottish Cup six times, the East of Scotland League (1953–1996) fourteen times and the Scottish National Cricket League (1997–present) five times. *The Eastern Knights. As of 2016 The Grange Club has also been one of the home grounds for the Eastern Knights, who play in the Regional Pro Series, the highest, and only professional, tier of Scottish cricket. *The Scottish National Cricket Team. The Grange is perhaps most importantly home to the

Scottish National Cricket Team The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh, and also some other venues. Scotland became Associate Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1994

, who represent Scotland for cricket in international matches.

Cricket World Cup

This stadium hosted two ODIs during the

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Scotland v England June 2018

Only ODI

International Centuries

One-Day Internationals

Fourteen ODI centuries have been scored on the ground.

Five Wicket Hauls

One Day Internationals

Four ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.

Twenty20 Internationals

Only one twenty-20 five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.

Squash, tennis and hockey

The Grange also hosts other sports as well as cricket. It has five squash courts, which support men's and ladies' teams that compete at all regional and national levels. Uniquely for a private club in Scotland, The Grange is also home to

which has four grass tennis courts and four floodlit

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courts.

Grange Hockey Club Grange Hockey Club is one of four sections of The Grange Club situated at Portgower Place in Edinburgh. The three other sports that can be enjoyed through the parent club are Cricket, Squash and Tennis. Grange Hockey Club, originally Edinburg ...

supports eight men's hockey teams which represents a broad range of ability. The 1st XI recently played in Europe, having won the Scottish Cup, and also play in the

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. The Grange Club is also home to Grange Edinburgh Ladies Hockey Club with four teams. All the constituent clubs have vibrant junior sections.