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King's House Sports Ground

Coordinates:51°28′36″N0°15′15″W/ 51.47667°N 0.25429°W/51.47667; -0.25429
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King's House Sports Ground
Ground information
LocationChiswick,London,W4 2SH
Establishment1926 (first recorded match)
International information
Only WODI26 July 1993:
New ZealandvWest Indies
Team information
Civil Service (1927)
As of 6 September 2020
Source:Ground profile

King's House Sports Ground(formally known as the Civil Service Sports Ground) is a multi-use sports ground inChiswick,London.King George Vpresided over the official opening in 1926 and inspected the teams.[1][2]The first recorded cricket match on the ground was in 1926, when theCivil Service cricket teamplayedAustraliain a non first-class match.[3]The following year, the ground held its onlyfirst-classmatch when the Civil Service played the touringNew Zealanders.[4]This match was also the Civil Service's only appearance in first-class cricket.

The ground held a singleSecond XI Championshipmatch in 1973 when theMiddlesex Second XIplayed theKent Second XI.[5]

During the1993 Women's Cricket World Cup,the ground held its onlyWomen's One Day InternationalwhenNew Zealand womenplayed theWest Indies.[6]

Since 2010 the Sports Ground has been managed byKing's House School.The school has overseen many new developments to facilities, including a new 3G and all-weather pitch.

References

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  1. ^Civil Service Sports Ground 1926(Motion picture, silent, black and white). Pathé newsreels.British Pathé.22 February 1926. 454.24.
  2. ^"Step back in time".Civil Service Sports Council.Retrieved16 October2020.
  3. ^"Other matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick".www.cricketarchive.com.Archived fromthe originalon 13 April 2016.Retrieved14 August2017.
  4. ^"First-Class Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick".www.cricketarchive.com.Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2016.Retrieved14 August2017.
  5. ^"Second XI Championship Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick".www.cricketarchive.com.Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2016.Retrieved14 August2017.
  6. ^"Women's One-Day International Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick".www.cricketarchive.com.Archived fromthe originalon 9 March 2016.Retrieved14 August2017.
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