The College Ground is a
cricket ground in the grounds of
Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College is a public school ( fee-charging boarding and day school for pupils aged 13–18) in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The school opened in 1841 as a Church of England foundation and is known for its outstanding linguis ...
in
Cheltenham
Cheltenham () is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the mo ...
,
Gloucestershire
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,
England
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.
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club have played more than 300
first-class and more than 70
List A
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matches there. It also hosted a women's
One-Day International between
England
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and
Australia
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in 2005.
The College Ground first hosted first-class cricket in 1872 when Gloucestershire played
Surrey
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; Gloucestershire won the game by an innings and 37 runs thanks largely to
W. G. Grace's match haul of 12–63. In August 1876, Grace became the first man to score a triple century in a county match when he hit 318
not out
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Occurrence
At least one batter is not out at ...
against
Yorkshire
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; he had made the first triple hundred in all first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at
Canterbury
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just one week earlier.
The
Cheltenham Cricket Festival, held during the school holidays, has been a part of Gloucestershire's season ever since the 1870s.
See also
*
List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
Notes
External links
College Ground, Cheltenhamat CricketArchive
at
Cricinfo
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