Ynysangharad Park is a
cricket
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ground in the centre of
Pontypridd,
Rhondda Cynon Taf,
Wales. It is located in
Ynysangharad War Memorial Park
Ynysangharad War Memorial Park is located in the town of Pontypridd, Wales. The area that now makes up the park was bought by the people of Pontypridd in 1919 after workers raised the money to have the park established. It was originally designed ...
.
The ground was first established in 1870, but the first recorded match on the ground was in 1924, when
Glamorgan
, HQ = Cardiff
, Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974)
, Origin=
, Code = GLA
, CodeName = Chapman code
, Replace =
* West Glamorgan
* Mid Glamorgan
* South Glamorgan
, Motto ...
played their first
first-class match there against
Derbyshire. Glamorgan played 43 first-class matches at the ground between 1926 and 1996, playing their final first-class match there against the
Pakistanis
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during
their tour of England.
The ground has also held
List-A matches. The first List-A match came in the 1970
John Player League between Glamorgan and
Essex. Between 1970 and 1999, the ground played host to 9 List-A matches, the last of which saw Glamorgan play
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
in the 1999
National League.
As well as hosting first-class and List-A cricket, the ground has also held
Minor counties matches for
Wales Minor Counties. Their first match at the ground came in the 1995
Minor Counties Championship
The NCCA 3 Day Championship (previously the Minor Counties Cricket Championship) is a season-long competition in England and Wales that is contested by the members of the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA), the so-called national cou ...
against
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...
. Wales Minor Counties played 5 matches there in the Minor Counties Championship between 1995 and 2004, the last of which saw them play
Devon.
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