Cemetry Road
History
The first recorded match on the ground was in 1827, when the Suffolk played the Marylebone Cricket Club. The ground held two first-class matches, the first in 1830 when Suffolk played the Marylebone Cricket Club and in 1847 when Suffolk played the same opposition. After many decades of use by Suffolk, the ground hosted its first Minor Counties Championship match in 1904 when Suffolk played Cambridgeshire. From 1902 to 1914, the ground hosted eight Minor Counties Championship matches, the last which saw Suffolk play Lincolnshire. It switched from being a cricket ground to a football ground during World War II, with Bury Town playing there until 1976. The ground is no longer in existence, having been built over.
Records
First-class
- Highest team total: 159 by Marylebone Cricket Club v Suffolk, 1847
- Lowest team total: 42 by Suffolk v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1847
- Highest individual innings: 60 by Henry Royston for Marylebone Cricket Club v Suffolk, 1847
- Best bowling in an innings: 7-? by Jemmy Dean for Marylebone Cricket Club v Suffolk, 1847
- Best bowling in a match: 11-? by Jemmy Dean, as above
See also
References
- ^ "Other matches played on Cemetry Road". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Cemetry Road". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Cemetry Road". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Suffolk v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1847". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Cemetry Road". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Cemetry Road, Bury St Edmunds - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
External links
- Cemetry Road at CricketArchive
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