The first recorded match on the ground was in 1881, when Lord Sheffield's XI played Alfred Shaw's XI, which was also the first first-class match on the ground. From 1881 to 1896, Lord Sheffield's XI played 9 first-class matches, the last of which came against the touring Australians.[1] During this match, 25,000 people were allowed to watch the match for free; Lord Sheffield never charged for people to come and watch matches at the ground.[2]
Lord Sheffield had an octagonalpavilion constructed during 1881-1882, and later a separate ladies pavilion was built. Following Lord Sheffield's death in 1909, with him cricket largely died out at the estate. During World War I the ground was requisitioned for farming, wiping out the cricket ground. Subsequently trees were planted on the site, but most were blown down in the 1987 hurricane. In 2009, a new square was laid, a pavilion was built, and the outfield was restored in its parkland setting. The reopening of the ground was celebrated with a match between an Old England XI and a Lord Sheffield Australian XI. Today, the restored ground is the home of the Armadillos Cricket Club.
sheffield, park, cricket, ground, sheffield, park, cricket, ground, sheffield, park, estate, located, near, uckfield, east, sussex, england, from, 1881, 1896, home, ground, lord, sheffield, organised, henry, holroyd, earl, sheffield, 1891, donated, south, wale. Sheffield Park is a cricket ground at the Sheffield Park estate located near Uckfield East Sussex England From 1881 to 1896 it was the home ground of Lord Sheffield s XI organised by Henry Holroyd 3rd Earl of Sheffield who in 1891 donated 150 to the New South Wales Cricket Association which was used to purchase a plate and establish the competition known as the Sheffield Shield Cricket had been played at the ground for the previous 30 years before 1881 but these matches were unrecorded Sheffield ParkGround informationLocationnear Uckfield East SussexEstablishment1845Team informationLord Sheffield s XI 1881 1896 As of 27 August 2010Source Ground profile The first recorded match on the ground was in 1881 when Lord Sheffield s XI played Alfred Shaw s XI which was also the first first class match on the ground From 1881 to 1896 Lord Sheffield s XI played 9 first class matches the last of which came against the touring Australians 1 During this match 25 000 people were allowed to watch the match for free Lord Sheffield never charged for people to come and watch matches at the ground 2 Lord Sheffield had an octagonal pavilion constructed during 1881 1882 and later a separate ladies pavilion was built Following Lord Sheffield s death in 1909 with him cricket largely died out at the estate During World War I the ground was requisitioned for farming wiping out the cricket ground Subsequently trees were planted on the site but most were blown down in the 1987 hurricane In 2009 a new square was laid a pavilion was built and the outfield was restored in its parkland setting The reopening of the ground was celebrated with a match between an Old England XI and a Lord Sheffield Australian XI Today the restored ground is the home of the Armadillos Cricket Club References edit First Class Matches played on Sheffield Park Ground profileExternal links editSheffield Park on CricketArchive Sheffield Park on Cricinfo 50 59 48 N 0 01 24 E 50 996715 N 0 023244 E 50 996715 0 023244 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sheffield Park cricket ground amp oldid 1225798566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
