Pen-y-Pound is a
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 str ...
ground in
Abergavenny,
Wales
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. It is the home of
Abergavenny Cricket Club, who play in the
South Wales Cricket League. The ground was first used by the
Glamorgan 1st XI in 1981 for
limited over matches and in 1983 for
County Championship
The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...
matches. Between 1985 and 1997, the ground hosted a
County Championship
The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...
match annually. However, Glamorgan have only used the ground twice since then.
The ground has hosted 16
first-class matches, including Glamorgan v
Bangladesh A in 2005 and 3
List A matches, including
Wales Minor Counties v
Denmark
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, a
Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy match, in 2003.
The ground's location makes it one of the most scenically attractive in the country.
Game Information:
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Game Statistics: first-class:
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Game Statistics: one-day matches:
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External links
Cricinfo Website - Ground Page
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Cricket grounds in Wales
Abergavenny
Sport in Monmouthshire
1896 establishments in Wales
Glamorgan County Cricket Club