Lindum Sports Club Ground is a

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ground in Lincoln,

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1861, when Lincolnshire played an All-England Eleven.

played their first

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match at the ground in 1907 against

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

. Lincolnshire used the ground during a number of periods during the 21st century, playing their final Minor Counties Championship match at the ground in 2000 against

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. The first MCCA Knockout Trophy watch played the ground saw Lincolnshire play

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in 1996. From 1996 to 2007, the ground held 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, with the final match played on the ground to date against Lincolnshire and Staffordshire. The ground has held a single first-class match, when a combined Minor Counties team played the touring New Zealanders in 1969. The ground has also held a single List-A matches. The first List-A match came in the

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when Lincolnshire played

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. In 1979, Minor Counties North used the ground as a home venue against

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in the Benson and Hedges Cup. From 1974 to 2004, the ground hosted 6 List-A matches. The final List-A match held on the ground came in the 2nd round of the

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when Lincolnshire played

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. In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Lindum Cricket Club who play in the

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. In the summer of 2013 Lindum Sports Club gained funding from Sport England and England Hockey to put down an all weather astro-turf pitch. With this new facility in plac
Lincoln Hockey Club
moved to play their matches at the ground, as they used to up to the 1980s when the game of field hockey was played on grass. In 2015, this club merged with Lincoln Roses Hockey Club to form

Lindum Hockey Club Lindum Hockey Club is a field hockey club located in Lincoln, England. The club was formed in the Spring of 2015, a merger between Lincoln Hockey Club and Lincoln Roses Hockey Club. Lindum Hockey Clubs plays its home games at the Lindum Sports As ...

, another club based at the Lindum Sports Ground, and this new club is now based here.Lindum Hockey Club
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