The Parks 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 striki ...
ground situated off Fox Grove,
Godmanchester
Godmanchester ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is separated from Huntingdon, to the north, by the valley of the River Great Ouse. Being on the Roman road network, the town has a lo ...
,
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic county of England. The district council is based in Huntingdon. Other towns include St Ives, Godmanchester, St Neots and Ramsey. The popul ...
. The ground is bordered to the north and south by residential housing and to the east by the
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History
Established between 1959 and 1972, the ground plays host to the home matches of Godmanchester Town Cricket Club.
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic county of England. The district council is based in Huntingdon. Other towns include St Ives, Godmanchester, St Neots and Ramsey. The popul ...
played two
List A
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the numbe ...
matches at the ground in the early 2000s, against the
Yorkshire Cricket Board
The Yorkshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Yorkshire.
From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List A status.
See al ...
in the
2000 NatWest Trophy
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and the
Gloucestershire Cricket Board
The Gloucestershire Cricket Board (GCB) is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Gloucestershire.
From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the early rounds of English domestic one-day tournament matches, ...
in the
2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, with both matches ending in five wicket defeats for Huntingdonshire. The county also played a single
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The National Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the National Counties in English cricket. At first it was known as the ''English Industrial Estates Cup'', before being called the ...
match at The Parks in 2001 against the
Essex Cricket Board
The Essex Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Essex.
From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.Yorkshire Cricket Board
The Yorkshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Yorkshire.
From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List A status.
See al ...
v
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic county of England. The district council is based in Huntingdon. Other towns include St Ives, Godmanchester, St Neots and Ramsey. The popul ...
, 2000
* Lowest team total: 180/8 (50 overs) by Huntingdonshire v
Gloucestershire Cricket Board
The Gloucestershire Cricket Board (GCB) is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Gloucestershire.
From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the early rounds of English domestic one-day tournament matches, ...
, 2001
* Highest individual innings: 75 by
Neil Stovold, as above
* Best bowling in an innings: 3/36 by
James Rendell, as above
See also
*
List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
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Notes
References
External links
The Parks, Godmanchester
at ESPNcricinfo
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The Parks, Godmanchester
at CricketArchive
Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club
Cricket grounds in Cambridgeshire
Buildings and structures in Huntingdonshire
Sport in Huntingdonshire
Sports venues completed in 1972
Godmanchester
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