London Road, High Wycombe

Cricket ground in England

London Road

Ground information
Location| High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Establishment| 1891 (first recorded match)
Team information
| Buckinghamshire | (1895-present)

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Minor Counties South | (1979)
As of 22 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

London Road is a cricket ground in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1891, when High Wycombe played the House of Commons.[1] The first Minor Counties Championship match held on the ground came in 1895 when Buckinghamshire played Bedfordshire. From 1895 to 2001 the ground has hosted 115 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which saw Buckinghamshire play Northumberland.[2] Buckinghamshire returned to the ground in 2010 to play the first MCCA Knockout Trophy match held at the ground, against Wiltshire.[3]

The ground has also held List-A matches. The first List-A match held on the ground was between Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. A Minor Counties South team played Worcestershire in the 1979 Benson and Hedges Cup at London Road. The ground held 2 further List-A matches, the last of which saw Buckinghamshire play Somerset in the 1987 NatWest Trophy.[4]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of High Wycombe Cricket Club[5] who play in the Home Counties Premier Cricket League.

## References

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1. ^ Other matches played on London Road
2. ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played on London Road
3. ^ Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on London Road
4. ^ List-A Matches played on London Road
5. ^ High Wycombe Cricket Club Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* London Road on CricketArchive
* London Road on Cricinfo

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* Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
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Players|

* List A players
* Category:Buckinghamshire cricketers

Grounds|

| Current grounds|

* London Road, High Wycombe
* Amy Lane, Chesham
* Dukes Lane, Gerrards Cross
* London Road, Tring

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Previous grounds|

* Shardeloes, Amersham
* Pound Lane, Marlow
* Wilton Park, Beaconsfield
* Dinton Cricket Club Ground
* Ascott Park, Wing
* Sir Paul Getty's Ground
* The Big Field, Wolverton
* Wendover Road, Aylesbury
* Bletchley Park
* Osborne Street, Wolverton
* Chalvey Road, Slough
* Sefton Park, Stoke Poges
* Agar's Plough, Eton College
* Stowe School
* Aspro Sports Ground, Slough
* Ernest Turner's Sports Ground, High Wycombe
* Bourton Road, Buckingham
* Molins Sports Club, Monks Risborough
* Manor Fields, Bletchley
* Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
* The Memorial Ground, Burnham
* Upton Court Road, Slough
* (Full list of grounds)

Captains|

* List of Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club captains

Records|

* Buckinghamshire List A cricket records

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