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The Imperial Athletic Ground was a cricket ground in south Bristol owned by the Imperial Tobacco group and used by Somerset. The first first-class match on the ground was in 1957, when Somerset played Sussex in the County Championship. From 1957 to 1966, the ground played host to 9 first-class matches, with the final first-class match held at the ground between Somerset and Hampshire.[1]

Imperial Athletic Ground

Ground information
Location	Bristol
Establishment	1957 (first recorded match)
Team information
Somerset (1957, 1959-1966 & 1971-1979)
As of 30 August 2010 Source: Ground profile

The ground also hosted List-A matches, the first of which was between Somerset and Gloucestershire in the 1971 John Player League. Between 1971 and 1979, the ground held 8 List-A matches, the last of which was between Somerset and Gloucestershire in the 1979 John Player League.[2]

During its existence the ground also played host to Somerset Second XI matches in the Minor Counties Championship, Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.[3][4][5]

In 2000 the ground was sold by the local council and a modern housing estate today covers it.

References

External links

• Imperial Athletic Ground on CricketArchive
• Imperial Athletic Ground on Cricinfo

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