Mannofield is a

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ground in the

Mannofield Mannofield is an affluent area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is situated in the west end of the city and is accessible by travelling through the A93 Aberdeen–Perth road, the A90 Edinburgh to Fraserburgh road and the A96 (via the A90). Mannofield ...

district of

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, Scotland. The cricket ground is the home of the

Aberdeenshire Cricket Club Aberdeenshire CC is the largest cricket club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Their ground, Mannofield Park, is located in the Mannofield area of Aberdeen, and was granted One Day International (ODI) status for the first time in 2008. The club has a ...

and the

Scotland 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

regularly plays international matches at this venue.

History

The first recorded match on the ground dates back to 1879 when

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played

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. The first first-class match to be held on the ground came in 1930 when Scotland played

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. The ground has been host to many great cricketing names over the years, most notably Sir Donald Bradman, who scored his last century on British soil at the ground in 1948. The ground has since played host to 12 first-class matches, the last of which came in August 2009 when Scotland played Ireland in the

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. The ground has also played host to 18

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(ODI), the first of which came in the 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Scotland when Ireland played

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. The last ODI to date came in August 2019 when Oman beat Papua New Guinea in an ICC Cricket World Cup League match. It was selected to host Scotland's

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and Intercontinental Cup matches in August 2016. In May 2019, the

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(ICC) named it as the venue for the opening round of fixtures of the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament.

International centuries

One-Day Internationals

Seven ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.

International Five-wicket Hauls

One-Day Internationals

Only one five-wicket haul has been taken at the venue.

References

External links

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