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The Parks, Godmanchester

Coordinates: 52°19′18″N 0°10′15″W / 52.3217°N 0.1709°W / 52.3217; -0.1709
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The Parks
Ground information
LocationGodmanchester, Huntingdonshire
Coordinates52°19′18″N 0°10′15″W / 52.3217°N 0.1709°W / 52.3217; -0.1709
Establishmentc. 1972
Team information
Huntingdonshire (2000–2001)
As of 2 July 2010
Source: Ground profile

The Parks is a cricket ground situated off Fox Grove, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. The ground is bordered to the north and south by residential housing and to the east by the A14 road.

History

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Established between 1959 and 1972, the ground plays host to the home matches of Godmanchester Town Cricket Club.[1] Huntingdonshire played two List A matches at the ground in the early 2000s, against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy and the Gloucestershire Cricket Board in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy,[2] with both matches ending in five wicket defeats for Huntingdonshire. The county also played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match at The Parks in 2001 against the Essex Cricket Board.[3] Huntingdonshire soon after lost List A status and were excluded from the MCCA Knockout Trophy,[n 1] but have continued to play in minor fixtures at the ground.

Records

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List A

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Although considered one of the twenty-two Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket, Huntingdonshire never entered a team into any minor counties competitions until 1998, when it entered a team into the MCCA Knockout Trophy, while the following year it entered a team into the domestic List A competition. It continued to play in both competitions until 2002, after which the decision was taken to reduce the size of both competitions, with Huntingdonshire alongside the Cricket Boards of the first-class counties being excluded from future competitions

References

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  1. ^ "Ground profile: The Parks, Godmanchester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played on The Parks, Godmanchester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on The Parks, Godmanchester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Huntingdonshire v Yorkshire Cricket Board, 2000 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Huntingdonshire v Gloucestershire Cricket Board, 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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52°19′18″N 0°10′15″W / 52.3217°N 0.1709°W / 52.3217; -0.1709