Northumberland County Cricket Club was established in December 1895. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1896 and played List A cricket from 1971 to 2005, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1896 was against Staffordshire at Northumberland Club Ground, Heaton, while their first List A match came 75 years later against Lincolnshire in the 1971 Gillette Cup at Osborne Avenue, Jesmond. During the time Northumberland were permitted to play List A cricket, Osborne Avenue played host to all its home fixtures in that format.
The eight grounds that Northumberland have used for home matches since 1896 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Grounds List A Below is a complete list of grounds used by Northumberland County Cricket Club when it was permitted to play List A matches. These grounds have also held Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs List A Minor Counties Championship MCCA Trophy Osborne Avenue Jesmond 15 May 1971v Lincolnshire 3 May 2005v Middlesex 7 June 1897v Durham 20 July 2014v Suffolk 22 May 1983v Cumberland 11 May 2014v Shropshire Two first-class matches have been played here by the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring South Africans on 14 July 1965, and the touring Pakistanis on 20 July 1974.Minor Counties East played two List A matches here in the 1977 and 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, while a combined Minor Counties team played three List A matches here in the 1995 and 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup. Durham also played a List A match here in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played by Northumberland at the ground are recorded in the table.
Minor Counties Below is a complete list of grounds used by Northumberland County Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs Minor Counties Championship MCCA Trophy Northumberland Club Ground Heaton 7 July 1896v Staffordshire 12 August 1896v Northamptonshire – – Preston Avenue North Shields 7 July 1947v Staffordshire 8 June 2014v Norfolk 25 June 2000v Cumberland 21 May 2006v Cheshire Roseworth Terrace Gosforth 15 July 1957v Cumberland 22 June 2014v Lincolnshire 7 June 1998v Durham Cricket Board 22 April 2012v Cheshire Durham played a single List A match here in the 2014 Royal London One-Day Cup against Warwickshire. Langwell Crescent Ashington 24 July 1961v Yorkshire Second XI 22 August 1966v Cumberland – – Denton Bank Benwell Hill 5 June 1983v Cambridgeshire 24 June 2012v Staffordshire 27 May 2001v Lancashire Cricket Board 20 May 2007v Herefordshire Longhirst Hall Ground near Morpeth – – 18 May 2008v Norfolk 17 May 2009v Staffordshire Derwenthaugh Park Swalwell only match:26 June 2011v Lincolnshire – –
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