King's House Sports Ground

King's House Sports Ground (formally known as the Civil Service Sports Ground) is a multi-use sports ground in Chiswick, London. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1926, when the Civil Service cricket team played Australia in a non first-class match.[1] The following year, the ground held its only first-class match when the Civil Service played the touring New Zealanders.[2] This match was also the Civil Service's only appearance in first-class cricket.

King's House Sports Ground
Ground information
LocationChiswick, London, W4 2SH
Establishment1926 (first recorded match)
Team information
Civil Service (1927)
As of 26 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

The ground held a single Second XI Championship match in 1973 when the Middlesex Second XI played the Kent Second XI.[3]

During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup, the ground held its only Women's One Day International when New Zealand women played the West Indies.[4]

References
  1. "Other matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. "First-Class Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. "Second XI Championship Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.


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