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County Ground
1878
1901-1945
12000
Temporary
Pavilion End, Bennett End
Leicestershire
06:34, Tue Dec 10, 2013 (UTC +0000)
1878
1901-1945
12000
Temporary
Pavilion End, Bennett End
Leicestershire
06:34, Tue Dec 10, 2013 (UTC +0000)
Records and statistics
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Profile
Leicestershire Cricket Ground Co bought 16 acres of land from the Duke of Rutland in 1877 and spent the massive sum of £40,000 on developing a cricket club, athletic track and hotel. The first match was played on April 22, 1878 and three months later the venue staged a game against the touring Australians. In 1898, Leicestershire actually beat the Australians. In 1901, the county decided that the ground was too far from the town centre to be economically viable, and they switched to the more central Aylestone Road. They moved out in the war and never returned, instead reverting to Grace Road in 1946, but as tennants of the City Boys Grammar School who by then owned the land. Leicestershire finally reacquired the ground in 1966 and throughout the 1970s and 1980s the venue was improved. so much so that it was awarded two ODIs during the 1999 World Cup. The record attendance was not then, however, but the 16,000 who watched the match against the touring 1948 Australians.
Martin Williamson
Notes
Travel
Train - Leicester is the nearest train station, 2 miles from the ground
Car - Leave the M1 at Junction 21. There is a large car park at the Bennett End of the ground, entrance at Curzon Road, which can accommodate 300 cars and is signposted from both Saffron Lane and Aylestone Road.
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Fixtures
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Sun Apr 6 - Wed Apr 9
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT |
County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Derbyshire |
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Sun Apr 27 - Wed Apr 30
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT |
County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Glamorgan |
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Fri May 16
(20 ovs)
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NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Leicestershire v Derbyshire |
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Sun May 18 - Wed May 21
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT |
County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Hampshire |
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Sun Jun 1
(20 ovs)
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NatWest t20 Blast North Division - Leicestershire v Warwickshire |
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Mon Jun 2 - Thu Jun 5
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT |
County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Gloucestershire |
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Fri Jun 6
(20 ovs)
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NatWest t20 Blast North Division - Leicestershire v Worcestershire |
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Sun Jun 15 - Wed Jun 18
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT |
County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Worcestershire |
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Thu Jun 19
(20 ovs)
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NatWest t20 Blast North Division - Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire |
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Thu Jun 26 - Sat Jun 28
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT |
Leicestershire v Indians | ||
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Fri Jul 4
(20 ovs)
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NatWest t20 Blast North Division - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire |
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Mon Jul 7 - Thu Jul 10
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT |
County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Kent |
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Fri Jul 11
(20 ovs)
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NatWest t20 Blast North Division - Leicestershire v Lancashire |
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Fri Jul 18
(20 ovs)
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NatWest t20 Blast North Division - Leicestershire v Durham |
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Sun Jul 27
(50 ovs)
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Royal London One-Day Cup Group A - Leicestershire v Derbyshire |
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Fri Aug 8
(50 ovs)
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Royal London One-Day Cup Group A - Leicestershire v Yorkshire |
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Sun Aug 10
(50 ovs)
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Royal London One-Day Cup Group A - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire |
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Thu Aug 14
(50 ovs)
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Royal London One-Day Cup Group A - Leicestershire v Worcestershire |
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Fri Aug 15 - Mon Aug 18
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT |
County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Surrey |
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Wed Aug 20
(50 ovs)
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4th Youth ODI - England Under-19s v Australia Under-19s | ||
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Mon Sep 15 - Thu Sep 18
10:30 local | 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT |
County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Essex |
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Ground Fixtures
Ground Results
Leics v Derbyshire at Leicester
Apr 6-9, 2014 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
Apr 6-9, 2014 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
Leics v Glamorgan at Leicester
Apr 27-30, 2014 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
Apr 27-30, 2014 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
South Division: Leics v Derbyshire at Leicester
May 16, 2014
May 16, 2014
Leics v Hampshire at Leicester
May 18-21, 2014 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
May 18-21, 2014 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT)
North Division: Leics v Warwickshire at Leicester
Jun 1, 2014
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