The Grange Club is a

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and sports club in the Stockbridge district of

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. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the

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, and is situated adjacent to the

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sports ground, which is in

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History

The Grange Club was founded in 1832, in The Grange district of Edinburgh. In 1872 it moved to its current location at Raeburn Place in the Stockbridge district and has hosted out of its pavilion since 1893. The pavilion cost £1,400 and was officially opened on 29 June 1893 by Lord Moncrieff. The pavilion was restored in 1998 at a cost of £450,000. After the Scottish Cricket Union disbanded in 1883 The Grange Club assumed responsibility as the governing body of cricket in Scotland for a time and still holds considerable national influence. The decorative scheme to the interior of the Pavilion is designed to complement the exterior. The Long Room, is modelled on the Marylebone Cricket Club's 'Long Room' at

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, London. The club was also associated with The Dyvours Club, Edinburgh's oldest

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club, who were founded in 1883, and played on the grounds.

Cricket

The Grange has hosted numerous high-profile international matches over the years featuring teams such as

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and

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. Some of the world's finest cricketers have played at The Grange, from

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in 1895 and

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in 1948 to

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in 1995,

Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007. Warne played as a right-arm leg spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batter for Victoria, Hampshire ...

and

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. The ground has hosted Scotland's home matches in ECB domestic cricket competitions. ;International venue The Grange hosted Scotland's first official

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(ODI) outside of a

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on 27 June 2006. A capacity crowd saw Scotland lose by five wickets to Pakistan. It was selected as a venue to host matches in the

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tournament. ;Clubs The Grange Club is the home ground for: *The Grange Cricket Club –

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is an amateur cricket club whose 1st XI play in the Cricket Scotland Eastern Premiership, the top tier of cricket for teams of the

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(ESCA) and

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regional associations. The club 2nd XI play in the ESCA

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Championship Division. The Grange Cricket Club has won the Scottish Cup six times, the East of Scotland League (1953–1996) fourteen times and the Scottish National Cricket League (1997–present) five times. *The Eastern Knights – As of 2016 The Grange Club has also been one of the home grounds for the

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, who play in the

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, the highest, and only professional, tier of Scottish cricket. *Scotland national cricket team – The Grange is perhaps most importantly home to the

, who represent Scotland for cricket in international matches.

Cricket World Cup

The Grange hosted two ODIs during the

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Scotland v Australia September 2013

Only ODI

Scotland v England June 2018

Only ODI

International centuries

One Day Internationals

Fourteen ODI centuries have been scored on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

Four ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.

Twenty20 Internationals

Only one Twenty20 five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.

Squash, tennis and hockey

The Grange also hosts other sports besides cricket. It has five squash courts, which support men's and ladies' teams that compete at all regional and national levels. Uniquely for a private club in Scotland, The Grange is also home to The Dyvours Club which has four grass tennis courts and four floodlit

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courts.

Grange Hockey Club Grange Hockey Club is one of four sections of The Grange Club situated at Portgower Place in Edinburgh. The three other sports that can be enjoyed through the parent club are Cricket, Squash and Tennis. Grange Hockey Club, originally Edinburgh ...

supports eight men's hockey teams which represents a broad range of ability. The 1st XI recently played in Europe, having won the Scottish Cup, and also play in the

Euro Hockey League The Euro Hockey League is an annual field hockey cup competition organized by the EHF for the very top field hockey clubs in Europe. The competition was launched at the start of the 2007-08 field hockey season when it merged and replaced the men ...

. The Grange Club is also home to Grange Edinburgh Ladies Hockey Club with four teams. All the constituent clubs have vibrant junior sections.

History

Cricket

Cricket World Cup

Scotland v Australia September 2013

Only ODI

Scotland v England June 2018

Only ODI

International centuries

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals

Twenty20 Internationals

Squash, tennis and hockey

See also

References

External links