Walton Lea Road

Ground information
Location	Warrington, Cheshire, England
Establishment	1881 (first recorded match)
International information
Only WODI	20 July 1993:  Australia v  Netherlands
Team information
Cheshire (1982-1998 & 2001-2002)
As of 6 September 2020 Source: Ground profile

Walton Lea Road is a cricket ground in Warrington. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1881, when Warrington played Huyton.^[1]

The first Minor Counties Championship match held on the ground came in 1978 when Cheshire played the Lancashire Second XI. From 1978 to 1994, the ground hosted 9 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship fixture held on the ground coming in 1994 when Cheshire played Berkshire.^[2] Additionally, between 1986 and 1996, the ground held 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which saw Cheshire play Hertfordshire.^[3]

The ground has also hosted a single List-A match between Cheshire and Nottinghamshire in the 1st round of the 1993 NatWest Trophy.^[4]

During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup the ground held a single Women's One Day International between Australia women and the Netherlands.^[5]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Warrington Cricket Club.^[6]

References

External links

• Walton Lea Road on CricketArchive
• Walton Lea Road on Cricinfo

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