Lincolnshire County Cricket Club was established on 28 September 1906; prior to that a county organisation had existed before, with Lincolnshire competing in the first Minor Counties Championship in 1895. The current club competed in the Minor Counties Championship from 1907 to 1914, and has since played minor counties cricket again from 1924, as well as playing in List A cricket from 1966 to 2004, using a different number of home grounds during that time. Their first home minor counties fixture in 1895 was against Norfolk at the Black Swan Ground, Spalding, while their first home List A match came 79 years later against Surrey in the 1974 Gillette Cup at Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln.
The 23 grounds that Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire 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 Lindum Sports Club Ground Lincoln 10 July 1974v Surrey 5 May 2004v Glamorgan 31 July 1907v Staffordshire 2 July 2000v Cumberland 30 June 1996v Bedfordshire 5 June 2011v Norfolk One first-class match was played here in 1969 when a combined Minor Counties cricket team played the touring New Zealanders. Minor Counties North played one List A match here against Kent in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Lincolnshire are recorded in the table. London Road Sleaford 29 June 1983v Surrey 29 May 2002v Glamorgan 22 July 1912v Cambridgeshire 18 June 2014v Staffordshire 19 May 1991v Cambridgeshire 28 June 1998v Yorkshire Cricket Board Two first-class matches have been played here in the North v South fixtures of 1860 and 1864. Abbey Lawn Bourne only match:13 September 2001v Surrey Cricket Board 6 July 1955v Cambridgeshire 21 May 2000v Staffordshire 9 June 1999v Yorkshire Cricket Board 20 May 2001v Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Sports Ground Cleethorpes only match:21 June 2000v Lancashire 16 July 1969v Staffordshire 20 July 2014v Hertfordshire 5 June 1983v Bedfordshire 7 July 2002v Leicestershire Cricket Board Nottinghamshire played four first-class matches here between 1980–1990, while a combined Minor Counties cricket team played a first-class match here against the touring Zimbabweans in 1985. Nottinghamshire played five List A matches here between 1983–2004, while Minor Counties North]] played one List A match here against Nottinghamshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Lincolnshire are recorded in the table. Gorse Lane Grantham only match:16 May 2000v Netherlands 15 July 1996v Cumberland 3 August 2014v Buckinghamshire 5 June 1994v Northumberland 13 June 2010v Cheshire
Minor Counties Below is a complete list of grounds used by Lincolnshire 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 Black Swan Ground Spalding 27 June 1895v Norfolk 14 August 1911v Cambridgeshire – – London Road Grantham 8 August 1895v Durham 17 July 1974v Yorkshire Second XI – – People's Park Grimsby 5 June 1907v Lancashire Second XI 3 June 1908v Northumberland – – Richmond Drive Skegness 12 August 1907v Yorkshire Second XI 2 July 1936v Hertfordshire – – One first-class match was played here in 1935 when a combined Minor Counties cricket team played the touring South Africans. Drewery Brothers Ground Grimsby 18 August 1909v Hertfordshire 29 August 1976v Staffordshire – – Augusta Street Grimsby 10 August 1910v Bedfordshire 25 July 1909v Buckinghamshire 22 June 1997v Shropshire 25 June 2000v Cheshire Jubilee Park Woodhall Spa 28 July 1913v Kent Second XI 10 June 1957v Bedfordshire 27 April 2008v Cambridgeshire 27 April 2014v Cumberland Brumby Hall Scunthorpe 12 August 1925v Nottinghamshire Second XI 31 August 1998v Staffordshire only match:31 May 1987v Durham Minor Counties North played one List A match here against Yorkshire in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup. Rose Brothers Sports Ground Gainsborough 6 July 1927v Bedfordshire 5 July 1961v Shropshire – – Two first-class matches have been played here in 1931 and 1937 when a combined Minor Counties cricket team played the touring New Zealanders. Burghley Park Stamford 5 July 1928v Leicestershire Second XI 4 July 1994v Buckinghamshire only match:1 July 1990v Devon Grammar School Ground Boston 2 August 1929v Hertfordshire 29 July 1932v Cambridgeshire – – Central Park Boston 17 June 1953v Nottinghamshire Second XI 7 August 1994v Staffordshire – – Paradise Field Long Sutton 22 May 1961v Bedfordshire 28 May 1972v Suffolk only match:3 June 1984v Northumberland Ross Sports Club Ground Grimsby 7 June 1965v Bedfordshire 27 July 1986v Northumberland only match:4 June 1989v Northumberland Stamford School Ground Stamford only match:10 August 1966v Cambridgeshire – – Memorial Field Spalding 28 August 1967v Suffolk 22 August 1982v Norfolk – – Rase Park Market Rasen – – 18 May 1985v Northumberland 14 June 1987v Northumberland Cross O'Cliff Court Bracebridge Heath – – 11 May 2008v Buckinghamshire 14 May 2014v Northumberland
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