Egerton Park
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| Location | Melton Mowbray,Leicestershire | ||
| Establishment | 1931 | ||
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| As of 22 October 2020 Source:Ground profile | |||
Egerton Parkis acricketground inMelton Mowbray,Leicestershire.The land for the park was purchased from the Egerton Lodge Estate by the Melton Mowbray Town Estate in 1931.[1]Egerton Park was used as an outground byLeicestershirefollowing theSecond World War,playing threefirst-class cricketmatches there againstSomerset,LancashireandKentin the1946,1947and1948 County Championship's respectively.[2]Egerton Park played host tointernational cricketin 1986, whenMalaysiaplayedZimbabwein theICC Trophy,though the match carried no official status.[3]
First-class records
[edit]- Highest team total:355 all out byLancashirevLeicestershire,1947[4]
- Lowest team total:141 all out by Leicestershire vSomerset,1946[5]
- Highest individual innings:102*byArthur FaggforKentv Leicestershire, 1948[6]
- Best bowling in an innings:7–56 byJack Walshfor Leicestershire v Somerset, 1946[7]
- Best bowling in a match:13–107 by Jack Walsh, as above[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Egerton Park"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 April 2015.Retrieved18 March2015.
- ^"First-Class Matches played on Egerton Park, Melton Mowbray".CricketArchive.Retrieved22 October2020.
- ^"ICC Trophy Matches played on Egerton Park, Melton Mowbray".CricketArchive.Retrieved22 October2020.
- ^"Leicestershire v Lancashire, 1947 County Championship".CricketArchive.Retrieved22 October2020.
- ^"Leicestershire v Somerset, 1946 County Championship".CricketArchive.Retrieved22 October2020.
- ^"Egerton Park, Melton Mowbray - Centuries in first-class cricket".CricketArchive.Retrieved22 October2020.
- ^"Egerton Park, Melton Mowbray - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket".CricketArchive.Retrieved22 October2020.
- ^"Egerton Park, Melton Mowbray - Most Wickets in a Match in first-class cricket".CricketArchive.Retrieved22 October2020.