sport.wikisort.org - StadiumClifton College Close is a cricket venue in Clifton College, Bristol, which was used by Gloucestershire for 96 first-class matches between 1871 and 1932.[1] It is first recorded as a cricket venue in 1860 and remains in use for local matches.
Cricket ground in Bristol, England
Clifton College Close Ground |
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Location | Clifton College, Bristol |
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Establishment | 1884 (first recorded match) |
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Only WT20I | 25 June 2011:
India v New Zealand |
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Gloucestershire |
(1871–1932) |
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As of 5 September 2020 Source: Ground profile |
The Close witnessed 13 of W. G. Grace's first-class hundreds for Gloucestershire in the County Championship. Grace's children attended the college.
The Close featured in a well-known poem by O.C. Sir Henry Newbolt – Vitaї Lampada ("There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night")
References
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club |
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- Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
- Gloucestershire Women
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Players |
- Current squad
- List of players
- Category:Gloucestershire cricketers
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Grounds | Current grounds | |
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Previous grounds |
- Durdham Down, Bristol
- Clifton College Close Ground
- Cirencester Park
- Spa Ground, Gloucester
- Batsford Road, Moreton-in-Marsh
- East Gloucestershire Cricket Club Ground, Cheltenham
- Greenbank, Bristol
- Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
- The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham
- Erinoid Ground, Stroud
- Recreational Trust Ground, Lydney
- County Cricket Ground, Swindon
- Swilgate, Tewkesbury
- Dowty Arle Court, Cheltenham
- Archdeacon Meadow, Gloucester
- Trowbridge Cricket Club Ground
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Captains |
- List of Gloucestershire cricket captains
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Records |
- First-class
- List A
- Twenty20
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Seasons | |
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