Trent College Ground

Public School in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England

52°53′55″N 1°17′00″W / 52.8985°N 1.2833°W / 52.8985; -1.2833OwnerTrent CollegeRecord attendance6,000 (Derbyshire v. Kent, John Player League, 6 July 1975)SurfaceGrassConstructionBuilt1868Opened1869

The Trent College Ground is a cricket ground at Trent College in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. The ground has hosted five List A matches, all John Player League matches involving Derbyshire, who played one match each year at the ground from 1975 to 1979, with an estimated 6,000 spectators packed into the ground for the Derbyshire vs Kent match on 6 July 1975.[1] Evidence of cricket being played on Trent College grounds date back to 1869, with records revealing two matches that year (one of them against Appleby Grammar School). Trent won both matches.[2]

Game information

Game Type No. of Games
County Championship Matches 0
limited-over county matches 5
Twenty20 matches 0

One-day matches

Category Information
Highest Team Score Derbyshire (233/4 in 39.2 overs against Surrey) in 1978
Lowest Team Score Derbyshire (130/9 in 40 overs against Leicestershire) in 1977
Best Batting Performance Mark Faber (71 Runs for Sussex against Derbyshire) in 1976
Best Bowling Performance Peter Kirsten (5/34 for Derbyshire against Northamptonshire) in 1979

References

  1. ^ "John Player's League, 1975 Derbyshire v Kent". static.espncricinfo.com. espnCricInfo. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ Breakwell, Keith (1994). The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley. pp. 197–209. ISBN 978-0-9521-4371-0.

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