Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club was established on 6 June 1891; prior to that a county club had existed before, and had occasionally appeared in first-class cricket. It has since played minor counties cricket from 1895 and played List A cricket from 1964 to 2004, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Norfolk at Fenner's, Cambridge, while their first home List A match came 69 years later, against Essex in the 1964 Gillette Cup at Spicer's Sports Ground, Sawston.
The 21 grounds that Cambridgeshire have used for home matches since 1895 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 Cambridgeshire 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 Fenner's Cambridge only match:5 July 1972v Buckinghamshire 28 August 1895v Norfolk 3 August 2008v Northumberland 7 August 1983v Dorset 5 June 1988v Norfolk Cambridge University have played first-class cricket matches here since 1848. Cambridge University and Combined Universities/British Universities have played List A matches here in the Benson & Hedges Cup from 1972–1997. Only the List A match played by Cambridgeshire at the ground is recorded in the table. The final of the MCCA Knockout Trophy has been played here twice, in 1984 and 1985, with both matches not involving Cambridgeshire. Only the MCCA Knockout Trophy matches played by Cambridgeshire at the ground are recorded in the table. Harecroft Road Wisbech 3 May 1967v Oxfordshire 24 June 1997v Hampshire 2 August 1926v Leicestershire Second XI 6 July 2014v Lincolnshire 11 June 2000v Norfolk 21 April 2013v Cumberland One first-class match has been played here when the East of England played the touring New Zealanders in 1927. The Avenue Sports Club Ground March 25 June 1975v Northamptonshire 7 May 2003v Yorkshire 4 May 1939v Suffolk 3 August 2013v Northumberland 1 June 1997v Cheshire 25 May 2014v Bedfordshire Spicer's Sports Ground Sawston only match:30 April 1964v Essex 13 August 1951v Hertfordshire 9 August 1967v Hertfordshire – –
Minor Counties Below is a complete list of grounds used by Cambridgeshire 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 R. Cotton's Ground Newmarket 7 August 1908v Suffolk 27 July 1911v Suffolk – – One first-class match was played here in 1864 between Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire and Kent and Nottinghamshire. Paradise Sports Ground Ely 21 July 1909v Lincolnshire 5 June 1966v Bedfordshire – – Parker's Piece Cambridge 20 July 1914v Suffolk 27 July 1927v Hertfordshire – – First-class cricket was played here by various Cambridge based teams from 1817–1864. Recreation Ground Histon 13 August 1926v Bedfordshire 9 June 1954v Lincolnshire – – Magdalene College Ground Cambridge only match:7 August 1929v Hertfordshire – – St John's College Ground Cambridge 12 August 1929v Oxfordshire 20 August 1936v Bedfordshire – – Trinity College Old Field Cambridge 19 August 1929v Bedfordshire 2 July 1969v Norfolk only match:25 May 1986v Norfolk Christs College Ground Cambridge 10 July 1957v Lincolnshire 30 July 1958v Hertfordshire – – Chatteris Cricket Ground Chatteris 21 June 1967v Lincolnshire 9 June 1971v Bedfordshire – – Cambridge Town Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club played a first-class match at Chatteris in 1832. It is not known if this match was played on the present ground. The Manor Grounds Whittlesey 14 August 1968v Shropshire 5 August 1970v Hertfordshire – – Papworth Cricket Club Ground Papworth Everard 11 June 1975v Norfolk 8 July 1981v Lincolnshire – – Huntingdonshire played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match here against Suffolk in 2001. Royston Heath Royston 30 June 1982v Lincolnshire 26 July 1983v Bedfordshire – – Bretton Gate Peterborough 10 August 1983v Durham 19 July 1994v Cumberland – – Huntingdonshire played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match here against Lincolnshire in 2002. Anglo-American Playing Fields Saffron Walden 30 August 1995v Bedfordshire 17 August 2014v Staffordshire 30 June 1996v Buckinghamshire 13 May 2012v Cheshire Anglo-American Playing Fields are based in the adjacent county of Essex. The Essex Second XI played one Minor Counties Championship here in 1954. Only the Minor Counties Championship matches played by Cambridgeshire at the ground are recorded in the table. The Essex Cricket Board played two MCCA Knockout Trophy matches here in 1999 and 2000. Only the MCCA Knockout Trophy matches played by Cambridgeshire at the ground are recorded in the table. The Leys School Ground Cambridge – – 3 June 1990v Suffolk 19 May 2013v Northumberland Kimbolton School Ground Kimbolton only match:24 July 1996v Buckinghamshire – – Huntingdonshire played five MCCA Knockout Trophy matches between 1998–2002. Clare College Sports Ground Cambridge – – 3 May 2009v Buckinghamshire 4 May 2014v Suffolk
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