Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground

Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground (exact name unknown) was a cricket ground in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1840, when the North played the Marylebone Cricket Club in the grounds first first-class match. The following year the ground held its second and final first-class match when the North again played the Marlybone Cricket Club.[1]

Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground
Ground information
LocationBurton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Establishment1840 (first recorded match)
Team information
North (1840-1841)
As of 15 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

The final recorded match on the County Ground came in 1848 and saw Burton-on-Trent play Manchester Cricket Club.[2] The exact location of the ground remains unknown, although some sources such as Cricinfo believe the ground may in fact be the Town Ground.

References
  1. First-Class matches played on Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground
  2. Other matches played on Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground


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