Titwood

Titwood is a cricket ground in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the home of the Clydesdale Cricket Club and is one of four international grounds in Scotland approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a home venue for the Scotland national cricket team.

Titwood

Titwood
Ground information
Location	Beaton Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow
Coordinates	55.8358656°N 4.2855816°W / 55.8358656; -4.2855816
Establishment	1876
Capacity	6000
Owner	Titwood Sports Ground Trust
Operator	Clydesdale CC
Tenants	Clydesdale CC
End names
Kirkcaldy Road End Meldrum Gardens End
International information
First ODI	3 July 2007:  India v  Pakistan
Last ODI	20 July 2010:  Bangladesh v  Netherlands
Team information
Clydesdale CC (1876 – present)
As of 16 February 2020 Source: cricinfo

Titwood was approved by the ICC in May 2007 for the hosting of One-Day International (ODI) matches. It became the fourth Scottish ground to be granted ODI status, as it was seen as a hub of cricket in Scotland, along with the Grange, Aberdeenshire's Mannofield[1] and Ayr's New Cambusdoon.[2]

The first of these, an 'offshore international' between India and Pakistan in July 2007 was a victim of the wet weather. The second game was played in August the same year, was between Scotland and India.

In January 2014, Titwood hosted Scotland’s last three Clydesdale Bank 40 home group games.

History

Clydesdale moved to Titwood in 1876, having previously played at Kinning Park since their formation in 1848. As they had done with their former home, Clydesdale rented the grounds at Titwood from the Pollok Estate. The original pitch was situated next to Darnley Road, on land now occupied by Hutchesons' Grammar School. In 1904, the pitch was relocated westwards and a new pavilion constructed. Clydesdale bought Titwood from the Pollok Estate in 1987 for £29,000.[3]

Titwood has been selected to host four first first-class matches involving Scotland, the first against the Marylebone Cricket Club in July 1963. The annual fixture against Ireland was staged at Titwood in 1984 and 1986.[4] An ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya was scheduled to be played on the ground in 2008, but no play was possible due to rain.[5]

ODI's Hosted

Scotland's Ryan Watson batting against India at Titwood in August 2007

Team (A)	Team (B)	Winner	Margin	Year
Scotland	India	India	By 7 wickets	2007
Bangladesh	Netherlands	Netherlands	By 7 wickets	2010

Other sports

Hockey

Clydesdale Hockey Club - originally Carthaginions Hockey Club, founded in 1902 - moved from their previous ground to Titwood in 1959, and were joined in 1983 by Glasgow Western Ladies Hockey Club who also made Titwood their home ground. An all-weather international standard synthetic pitch was constructed in 1997, and was used as a practice facility for the hockey teams in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Football

Clydesdale F.C. had been formed at Kinning Park as an offshoot of the cricket club, and moved with them to Titwood in 1876. Queen's Park played at Titwood from 1883 to 1884 after leaving their original Hampden Park and prior to the completion of the second Hampden Park.

Rugby union

Clydesdale RFC was a rugby union club that similarly grew out of the Clydesdale sports club. They began to play at Titwood in 1889.[6]

References

1. Cricket Grounds, from CricketArchive, retrieved 8 May 2008
2. Cricket Grounds, from CricketArchive, retrieved 8 May 2008
3. O'Brien, Ged (2010). Played in Glasgow. London: Malavan Media. pp. 174–175. ISBN 978 0 954744 557.
4. "First-class matches played on Titwood, Glasgow". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
5. "Downpour denies Scots and Kenya". BBC Sport. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
6. "Historical Milestones" (pdf). Clydesdale Cricket Club. Retrieved 22 April 2019.