Hampshire County Cricket Club was established in August 1863.[1] Since then, the club has played first-class and List A cricket at a number of different home grounds. Their first home first-class match was against Sussex in 1864 at the Antelope Ground, Southampton. The current headquarters of Hampshire County Cricket Club is the Rose Bowl, which located on the edge of Southampton.[1] This venue is also used by England as a Test and One Day International venue.

As of 12 September 2011, Hampshire have played 1,396 first-class matches and 925 List A matches at 12 different home grounds. They have also played 45 Twenty20 matches, all of which have taken place at the Rose Bowl. The 12 grounds that Hampshire have used for home matches are listed below, with statistics complete through the end of the 2011 season.

Grounds

Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs
First-class List A
Antelope Ground
Southampton 7 July 1864
v Sussex		7 August 1884
v Somerset		27 ––0 [2][3]
Green Jackets Ground
Winchester only match:
1 July 1875
v Sussex		 1 ––0 [4][5]
Winchester College Ground
Winchester only match:
19 August 1875
v Kent		 1 ––0 [6][7]
United Services Recreation Ground
Portsmouth 28 August 1882
v Sussex		19 July 2000
v Kent		316 22 May 1965
v Kent		23 July 2000
v Middlesex		54 [8][9][10]
County GroundSouthampton 15 June 1885
v Marylebone Cricket Club		13 September 2000
v Yorkshire		565 1 May 1965
v Norfolk		17 September 2000
v Nottinghamshire		207 [11][12][13]
Dean Park
Bournemouth 1 July 1897
v Gentlemen of Philadelphia		18 August 1992
v Middlesex		336 22 May 1963
v Derbyshire		16 August 1992
v Northamptonshire		68 [14][15][16][n 1]
Municipal Ground
Alton only match:
7 July 1904
v South Africans		 1 ––0 [17][18]
Officers Club Services GroundAldershot 25 May 1905
v Surrey		16 June 1948
v Combined Services		5 ––0 [19][20]
May's Bounty
Basingstoke 21 May 1906
v Warwickshire		3 August 2010
v Durham		46 29 April 1967
v Lincolnshire		18 June 2000
v Durham		30 [21][22][23]
Victoria Recreation GroundNewport 20 August 1938
v Northamptonshire		24 June 1939
v Middlesex		2 ––0 [24][25]
J Samuel White's GroundCowes 26 May 1956
v Worcestershire		26 May 1962
v Worcestershire		7 ––0 [26][27]
Rose Bowl
West End 9 May 2001
v Worcestershire		still in use89 2 May 2001
v Essex		still in use91 [28][29][30]
Nursery Ground
West End only match:
17 April 2013
v Cardiff MCCU		 1 25 June 2015
Kenya v United Arab Emirates		27 June 2015
v Kenya v United Arab Emirates		2 [31][32][33]
Newclose County Cricket Ground
Newport only match:
20 May 2019
v Nottinghamshire		 1 ––0 [34][35]

Notes

  1. ↑ Hampshire also played one List A match at Dean Park, Bournemouth, as the away team against Dorset in the 1998 NatWest Trophy.

References

  1. 1 2 Sam, Collis. "A brief history of Hampshire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Antelope Ground, Southampton". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Antelope Ground, Southampton (27)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Green Jackets Ground, Winchester". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Green Jackets Ground, Winchester (1)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Winchester College Ground, Winchester". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Winchester College Ground, Winchester (1)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth (316)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "List A Matches played on United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth (54)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "County Ground, Southampton". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on County Ground, Southampton (565)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  13. ↑ "List A Matches played on County Ground, Southampton (207)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  14. ↑ "Dean Park, Bournemouth". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  15. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Dean Park, Bournemouth (336)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "List A Matches played on Dean Park, Bournemouth (68)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  17. ↑ "Municipal Ground, Alton". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  18. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Municipal Ground, Alton (1)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  19. ↑ "Officers Club Services Ground, Aldershot". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  20. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Officers Club Services Ground, Aldershot (5)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  21. ↑ "May's Bounty, Basingstoke". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  22. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on May's Bounty, Basingstoke (46)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  23. ↑ "List A Matches played on Mays Bounty, Basingstoke (30)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  24. ↑ "Victoria Recreation Ground, Newport". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  25. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Victoria Recreation Ground, Newport (2)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  26. ↑ "J Samuel White's Ground, Cowes". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  27. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on J Samuel White's Ground, Cowes (7)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  28. ↑ "Rose Bowl, Southampton". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  29. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Rose Bowl, Southampton (89)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  30. ↑ "List A Matches played on Rose Bowl, Southampton (91)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  31. ↑ "Rose Bowl (Nursery), Southampton". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  32. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on The Rose Bowl (Nursery), Southampton (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  33. ↑ "List A Matches played on Rose Bowl, Southampton (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  34. ↑ "Newclose County Cricket Ground, Newport". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  35. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Newclose County Cricket Ground, Newport (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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