King's House Sports Ground

King's House Sports Ground
Ground information
LocationChiswick, London, W4 2SH
Establishment1926 (first recorded match)
International information
Only WODI26 July 1993:
 New Zealand v  West Indies
Team information
Civil Service (1927)
As of 6 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

King's House Sports Ground (formally known as the Civil Service Sports Ground) is a multi-use sports ground in Chiswick, London. King George V presided over the official opening in 1926 and inspected the teams.[1][2] The first recorded cricket match on the ground was in 1926, when the Civil Service cricket team played Australia in a non first-class match.[3] The following year, the ground held its only first-class match when the Civil Service played the touring New Zealanders.[4] This match was also the Civil Service's only appearance in first-class cricket.

The ground held a single Second XI Championship match in 1973 when the Middlesex Second XI played the Kent Second XI.[5]

During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup, the ground held its only Women's One Day International when New Zealand women played the West Indies.[6]

Since 2010 the Sports Ground has been managed by King's House School. The school has overseen many new developments to facilities, including a new 3G and all-weather pitch.

References

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  1. ^ Civil Service Sports Ground 1926 (Motion picture, silent, black and white). Pathé newsreels. British Pathé. 22 February 1926. 454.24.
  2. ^ "Step back in time". Civil Service Sports Council. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Other matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Second XI Championship Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick". www.cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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