Forest New Ground
The Forest New Ground at Nottingham was a first-class cricket venue used by Nottingham Cricket Club in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.[1]
Forest New Ground incorporated the old Forest Racecourse[2] and in some sources the cricket venue is referred to as Forest Racecourse or else as "Forest Ground".
First recorded in 1771 for the Nottingham v Sheffield match, the Forest ground was used for cricket until 1979,[3] although it was superseded for first-class matches by Trent Bridge from 1840.
It is owned by Nottingham City Council and is used for Football and the annual Goose Fair.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ CricketArchive – overview. Retrieved on 18 July 2009.
- ^ Forest Recreation Ground. Retrieved on 18 July 2009.
- ^ Cricket Grounds of Nottinghamshire P.Wynne-Thomas ACS 1984 p.5
- ^ Cricket Grounds of Nottinghamshire P.Wynne-Thomas ACS 1984 p.5
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- 1771 establishments in England
- Cricket grounds in Nottinghamshire
- Cricket in Nottinghamshire
- Defunct cricket grounds in England
- Defunct sports venues in Nottinghamshire
- English cricket venues in the 19th century
- English cricket venues in the 18th century
- Sports venues completed in 1771
- Sports venues in Nottingham