Steetley Company Ground

Steetley Company Ground is a cricket ground in Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire, England. The ground was laid out in 1951[1] and the first important match on the ground was in 1955, when the Nottinghamshire Second XI played the Yorkshire Second XI.[2] The ground has played host to both Nottinghamshire Second XI and Derbyshire Second XI matches in the Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.[3][4]

Steetley Company Ground
Ground information
LocationShireoaks, Nottinghamshire
Team information
Nottinghamshire (1961)
As of 31 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

In 1961, the ground hosted a first-class match in the County Championship when Nottinghamshire played Sussex.[5] Norman Hill of Nottinghamshire made 201 not out, then Alan Oakman of Sussex made 229 not out, and after two declarations Sussex won by nine wickets.[6] The pitch and ground were excellent, but in the relatively remote location the gate takings were poor, and Nottinghamshire never played there again.[7]

The ground held a single Women's One Day International in 1979 when England women played West Indies women.[8]


References
  1. Cricket Grounds of Nottinghamshire P Wynne Thomas ACS 1984 p.27
  2. Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Steetley Company Ground
  3. Second XI Championship Matches played on Steetley Company Ground
  4. Second XI Trophy Matches played on Steetley Company Ground
  5. First-Class matches played on Steetley Company Ground
  6. "Nottinghamshire v Sussex 1961". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. Chalke, Stephen (2011). The Way It Was: Glimpses of English cricket's past. Bath: Fairfield Books. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0-9568511-1-6.
  8. Women's One-Day International Matches played on Steetley Company Ground


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