Ynysangharad Park is a
cricket
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ground in the centre of
Pontypridd
() ( colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Geography
comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ( Rhydfelen), Trallwng ( Trallwn) and Treforest (). ...
,
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vill ...
,
Wales
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. It is located in
Ynysangharad War Memorial Park.
The ground was first established in 1870, but the first recorded match on the ground was in 1924, when
Glamorgan played their first
first-class match there against
Derbyshire
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. Glamorgan played 43 first-class matches at the ground between 1926 and 1996, playing their final first-class match there against the
Pakistanis during
their tour of England.
The ground has also held
List-A
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matches. The first List-A match came in the 1970
John Player League
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between Glamorgan and
Essex
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. Between 1970 and 1999, the ground played host to 9 List-A matches, the last of which saw Glamorgan play
Surrey in the 1999
National League
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.
As well as hosting first-class and List-A cricket, the ground has also held
Minor counties
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matches for
Wales Minor Counties. Their first match at the ground came in the 1995
Minor Counties Championship against
Oxfordshire. Wales Minor Counties played 5 matches there in the Minor Counties Championship between 1995 and 2004, the last of which saw them play
Devon
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.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Pontypridd Cricket Club.
Pontypridd Cricket Club
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References
External links
Ynysangharad War Memorial Park: Cricket
on RCT Borough Council website
on CricketArchive
on Cricinfo
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Cricket grounds in Glamorgan
Buildings and structures in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Sport in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Pontypridd
Glamorgan County Cricket Club