New Williamfield

New Williamfield No. 1 Oval
Ground information
Location New Williamfield Royal Stuart Way, Stirling, Scotland
Capacity n/a
Owner Stirling County Cricket Club Members
Architect n/a
Operator Stirling County Cricket Club
Tenants Stirling County Cricket Club
Team information
Stirling County Cricket Club (2007-present)
As of 17 June 2014
Source: New Williamfield Ground profile

New Williamfield No. 1 Oval is a cricket ground in Stirling, Scotland. The ground is owned and used by Stirling County Cricket Club.[1]

The first recorded match held on the ground came in 2007 when Stirling County played West Lothian.[2] The ground was neutral host to a Women's One Day International in 2010 when Ireland Women played the Netherlands Women.[3]

In June 2014, Stirling will become the home of Scottish cricket after an agreement between Stirling County Cricket Club, Cricket Scotland and Stirling Council. It is hoped that the redevelopment of the ground will start at end 2014 with the intention being to upgrade it to international match standards. Scotland will play the majority of their home international games at the ground, starting with the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers. The tournament is from 9 to 26 July across eight Ireland and Scotland venues.[4]

The development will see a new pavilion and indoor training facility built at New Williamfield, the home of Stirling County Cricket Club, with Cricket Scotland relocating its headquarters from the National Cricket Academy at Ravelston, Edinburgh.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Stirling County Cricket Club". www.stirlingcountycc.co.uk/default.aspx. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Other matches played on New Williamfield, Stirling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on New Williamfield, Stirling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES7/articles/000039/003928.shtml. Retrieved 12 July 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Coordinates: 56°07′18.37″N 03°54′35.75″W / 56.1217694°N 3.9099306°W / 56.1217694; -3.9099306

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