In cricket , a ground is a location where cricket matches are played, comprising a cricket field , cricket pavilion and any associated buildings and amenities.
5-511: The College Ground is a cricket ground in the grounds of Cheltenham College in Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , England . Gloucestershire County Cricket Club have played more than 300 first-class and more than 70 List A matches there. It also hosted a women's One-Day International between England and Australia in 2005. The College Ground first hosted first-class cricket in 1872 when Gloucestershire played Surrey ; Gloucestershire won
10-552: A batter is in or out of his ground is defined by Law 30 of the Laws of Cricket . So long as the batter has his body or his bat (that he is holding) touching the ground, he is in it, and is said to have "made good his ground". Batters can run between the two grounds to score runs . However, if a batter is out of his ground (which can happen when he enters a ground that another batter is already occupying), he may be dismissed (prevented from further scoring) by being run out or stumped if
15-401: The cricket field, the ground may include a pavilion , viewing areas or stadium , a car park, shops, bars, floodlights , sight screens , gates, and conference facilities. A batter's ground is the area behind the popping crease at his end of the pitch . In general, a ground belongs only to the batter who is closest to it, and stays so until the other batter gets closer to it. Whether
20-472: The game by an innings and 37 runs thanks largely to W. G. Grace 's match haul of 12–63. In August 1876, Grace became the first man to score a triple century in a county match when he hit 318 not out against Yorkshire ; he had made the first triple hundred in all first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at Canterbury just one week earlier. The Cheltenham Cricket Festival , held during
25-420: The school holidays, has been a part of Gloucestershire's season ever since the 1870s. 51°53′28.33″N 2°04′25.94″W / 51.8912028°N 2.0738722°W / 51.8912028; -2.0738722 Cricket ground A batter's ground is the area behind the popping crease at their end of the pitch . It is one of the two safe zones that batters run between to score runs . In addition to
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