The Walker Cricket Ground is a

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-operated multi-sport ground at

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, in the borough of

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and the historic county of

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, London, England. There are three

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

fields, cricket pavilions for two clubs. There are four outdoor

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courts, and accommodation for

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, junior-level

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, and

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clubs. The ground, previously Chapel Fields, is named after John Walker, the Middlesex player who founded the ground."Outgrounds – Middlesex"
''The Cricket Paper'', 23 August 2016. Retrieved 6 Jun 2019 It was first used by the

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1st XI in 1859, but had to wait until 1991 for its next county match, and until 1998 to become a regular Middlesex venue. The ground is used by

Southgate Cricket Club __NOTOC__ Southgate Cricket Club is in Southgate, part of the London Borough of Enfield, England. The club plays at the Walker Cricket Ground, and in the Middlesex County Cricket League. Middlesex County Cricket Club occasionally plays County Cha ...

and Southgate Adelaide Cricket Club. Other tenants include Southgate Squash & Racketball Club, Southgate Rugby Club, Oakhill Tigers Football Club, Omonia Youth Football Club, Southgate Weld Tennis Club and Southgate Adelaide Hockey Club. Game Information: : Game Statistics: first-class: : Game Statistics: one-day matches: : Game Statistics: Twenty20: :

References

External links

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The Walker Cricket Ground 'Official Website'

{{Middlesex CCC Cricket grounds in London Sport in the London Borough of Enfield Southgate, London Cricket grounds in Middlesex