September 05 2009

Ripon Cricket Club - one of the oldest clubs in Yorkshire – is next year celebrating their bi-centenary year. The ground used by the county second XI as their home ground. Not hugely curious in terms of eccentricity, although worth noting for the wonderful stumps that are set into the main gates (as pictured).

I scored only 23 the one time I played here, but we won the game defending about 185 in the last over.

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Cricket is the greatest game - played on all sorts of grounds. This blog is about those grounds that are a little bit different from the norm, those that add to the variety of the game. I currently play my cricket at Pateley Bridge CC in the Nidderdale League in the Yorkshire Dales. I have previously played in the Lincs League for East Halton CC and Grimsby Town CC, the Devon League for South Devon CC and for Malmesbury CC in the Western League. If you have a ground with unusual features, locals rules or facts that make it curious please let me know and it can be added to the great variety that is the world of cricket. If you have any interesting stories or photos of cricket grounds, then email me at curiouscricket@gmail .com I look forward to hearing from you. Mick