Snibston Colliery Ground was a

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ground in

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. The land for the cricket ground was originally set aside for the miners at Snibston Colliery. Snibston Colliery was used as an outground by

following the

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, with the county first playing there against Glamorgan in

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. Leicestershire player there intermittently until 1982, playing eight

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there, plus a single List A one-day match against Glamorgan in the 1970 John Player League. The loss of first-class cricket at Snibston Colliery coincided with a downturn in fortune of the colliery. Snibston Grange Cricket Club continued to play at and maintain the ground, with Coalville Town F.C. moving to part of the ground in 1995 and establishing their Owen Street Sports Ground there. The cricket club folded in 2013, leaving Coalville Town F.C. as the sole tenant of the site.

First-class records

* Highest team total: 387 for 7 declared by

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, 1959 * Lowest team total: 65 all out by

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v Leicestershire, 1961 * Highest individual innings: 150 * by Jimmy Gray for

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v Leicestershire, 1960 * Best bowling in an innings: 8–70 by

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for Leicestershire v

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, 1982 * Best bowling in a match: 12–138 by Geoff Miller, as above

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snibston Colliery Ground Coalville Defunct cricket grounds in England Leicestershire County Cricket Club

First-class records

See also

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