Merefield Ground

Merefield Ground was a cricket ground in Rochdale, Lancashire. Located alongside Merefield Road, the first recorded match played at the ground came in 1855, when the Heally Club played a United All-England Eleven.[1] A single first-class match was held there when the North played the South in the North v South match of 1866,[2] The match ended in a draw, despite the South's Edgar Willsher taking 6 for 71 in the North's first-innings.[3] By 1867 cricket had ceased to be played at the ground, with an advert appearing in the Rochdale Observer encouraging people to buy shares in a proposed bowling green that was to replace the ground.[4] This proposal eventually come to fruition, with the Castleton Bowling Club still in existence on the same site to this day.

Merefield Ground
Ground information
LocationRochdale, Lancashire
Coordinates53.6068°N 2.1640°W / 53.6068; -2.1640
Establishment1855
Team information
North (1860)
As of 4 September 2010
Source: profile

References
  1. "Other matches played on Merefield Ground, Rochdale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  2. "First-Class Matches played on Merefield Ground, Rochdale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  3. "North v South, 1860". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  4. "Castleton Subscription Bowling Green, Limited". Rochdale Observer. 1867. Retrieved 2019-01-29.


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