Church Road Ground

Church Road Ground
Ground information
Location Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Establishment 1844
End names
Church Road End
Railway Road End
Team information
Lancashire (1985–1995 & 1998)
As of 5 September 2010
Source: profile

Church Road Ground is a cricket ground in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1844, when Lytham played Kirkham.[1]

In 1985, the ground held its first first-class match when Lancashire played Nottinghamshire in the County Championship. From 1985 to 1998, the ground played host to 10 first-class matches, the last of which came in the 1998 County Championship between Lancashire and Worcestershire.[2]

The ground has also held a number of matches involving the Lancashire Second XI, holding a combined total of 9 Second XI fixtures for the Lancashire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship.[3][4]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Lytham Cricket Club[5] who play in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition.

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Coordinates: 53°44′17″N 2°58′22″W / 53.73806°N 2.97286°W / 53.73806; -2.97286

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