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Danescourt, Wolverhampton

Coordinates: 52°36′09″N 2°10′16″W / 52.6025°N 2.1711°W / 52.6025; -2.1711
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Danescourt
Ground information
LocationWolverhampton, Staffordshire
Coordinates52°36′09″N 2°10′16″W / 52.6025°N 2.1711°W / 52.6025; -2.1711
Establishment1890
International information
Only WODI20 July 1973:
 England v  Trinidad and Tobago
Team information
Staffordshire (1900-1995)
As of 6 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

Danescourt is a cricket ground in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. The ground is located along the Danescourt Road, off of the A41 Road. It has played host to a Women's One Day International, in addition to playing host to Staffordshire County Cricket Club in minor counties cricket.

History

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Danescourt was established in 1890 as the homeground of Wolverhampton Cricket Club, which was founded in 1835.[1] Staffordshire first played minor counties cricket there in 1900, hosting Northumberland in the Minor Counties Championship. Staffordshire used Danecourt intermittently throughout the 20th-century, with the ground hosting 35 Minor Counties Championship matches up to 1995.[2] Danescourt was selected as one of the venues of the 1973 Women's World Cup, hosting a single Women's One Day International match between England Women and Trinidad and Tobago Women,[3] which England, captained by Rachael Heyhoe Flint, won by 8 wickets.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Brew, Joey; Brew, Alec (2010). Wolverhampton Sporting Heroes. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-1445624402.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Danescourt, Wolverhampton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's ODI Matches played on Danescourt, Wolverhampton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "England Women v Trinidad and Tobago Women, Women's World Cup 1973". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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52°36′09″N 2°10′16″W / 52.6025°N 2.1711°W / 52.6025; -2.1711