| 词条 | West Hendford Cricket Ground |
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| ground_name = West Hendford | nickname = | image = West Hendford cricket ground.jpg | caption = The ground (top left) in 1938. | country = | location = Yeovil, Somerset | coordinates = {{coord|50.937|N|2.646|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | establishment = 1874 | demolished = 1944 | seating_capacity = | end1 = | end2 = | year1 = 1874–1944 | club1 = Yeovil Cricket Club | year2 = 1935–1944 | club2 = Yeovil Rugby Club | year3 = 1935–1939 | club3 = Somerset | date = 29 March | year = 2015 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/862.html CricketArchive }} West Hendford Cricket Ground was a first-class cricket ground in Yeovil, Somerset. The land for the ground was first leased by Yeovil Cricket Club in 1874 and was also used for a range of other sports, most significantly hosting Yeovil Rugby Club in the 1890s and then again from 1935 until the ground was closed. Significant improvements were made to the ground during the 1930s, including the opening of a new pavilion jointly funded by the Rugby and Cricket clubs. The ground was demolished in 1944 when Westland Aircraft extended their factory, and both Yeovil Cricket Club and Rugby Club moved to Johnson Park. Between 1935 and 1939, the ground hosted five annual Somerset County Cricket Club matches in July or August, the first of which nearly broke a county record for ticket sales on the gate. Somerset won only one of the five matches, the 1936 contest against Worcestershire. HistoryYeovil and County Cricket Club was formed in 1865 and was the first attempt at setting up a county cricket team for Somerset. The attempt was unsuccessful, and the club broke up.[1] In 1874, the club was re-formed with the lesser remit, as Yeovil Cricket Club. As part of the club's resuscitation, the committee purchased the use of a field in West Hendford in Yeovil, from a local farmer, Mr Brook. The field, part of Key Farm, was leased for £10.[2] There is record of a match being played on the ground the following year between two sets of members of the Yeovil Cricket Club.[3] During the late 19th-century, the ground was used for other sports as well as cricket; it had a grass athletics track,[4] and also hosted Yeovil Football Club, who at the time played both association and rugby football. The football club played at West Hendford on an irregular basis during the late 19th-century, but returned in 1935, by which time they only played rugby, and had changed their name accordingly to Yeovil Rugby Club.[5][6] In 1895, the cricket club committee announced that there was provision for a longer lease, of five or seven years, and that they would make improvements to the ground to enable it to host first-class cricket.[7] The ground was also used for field hockey in the early 20th-century, hosting a Yeovil Hockey Club.[8] In 1932 the ground hosted greyhound racing after it switched from Barwick Fields.[9] The racing was organised by the Salisbury Greyhound Race Club and the racing was Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body).[10] Somerset County Cricket Club played their first of five annual first-class matches on the ground in 1935. The match, against Surrey, was a significant event in the town, and a series of festivities were arranged to run alongside the three-day contest, including a dance and a smoking concert.[11] Entry for the match, which took place from 17 to 19 August was one shilling, and attracted over 5,000 people, raising around £400. Surrey won the match by eight wickets.[12] The takings from this match helped the Yeovil Cricket Club make further improvements to the ground, expanding it and adding further seating.[13] The following year, Somerset played Worcestershire at the ground, in what the Western Gazette described as "Yeovil Cricket Festival". The captain of Yeovil Cricket Club, Richard Southcombe, was included in the Somerset team, which won the match by 170 runs. The takings were slightly lower than the previous year due to poor weather, but still described as "gratifying".[14]In 1937, Sussex beat Somerset at the ground,[15] in a match that once again drew a crowd of around 5,000.[16] The Yorkshire Evening Post described the wicket as "crumbling" towards the end of the match, favouring the bowlers.[17] In 1938 Hampshire visited, and the report in the Western Daily Press lamented the state of the wicket, which meant that the game, like the three first-class matches at the ground before it, was completed in two days, rather than the scheduled three.[18][19] That winter, a new pavilion costing £550 was erected on the ground for the shared use of the cricket club and the rugby club.[20] The final first-class match on the ground was played in July 1939 against Lancashire, but torrential rain limited the match to only three hours of play. The takings for the full three days of the match were only £87, and the Taunton Courier estimated that the losses for the match could be hundreds of pounds. Despite the weather, almost 2,000 people attended the match, and the Taunton Courier report praised the alterations that had been made to the ground; the removal of a hedge made the ground lighter, while the ground itself had been well looked after, and drained quickly.[21] The Second World War suspended the County Championship from 1940 to 1945, and during that time, Westland Aircraft took over the ground to expand their factory, and informed Yeovil Cricket Club that it was no longer available, forcing them to search for a new ground in 1946.[22][23] They eventually relocated to the newly opened Johnson Park in 1948.[24] The rugby club also moved to Johnson Park, amalgamating itself into Yeovil Sports Club.[25] After a short break, Somerset County Cricket Club returned to Yeovil, playing fourteen fixtures at Johnson Park between 1951 and 1970,[26][27] and eight matches at Westlands Sports Ground from 1971 to 1978.[28] RecordsDuring its limited use as a first-class cricket ground, only one century was scored on the ground, by Jim Parks. During the 1937 match, he scored 140 runs for Sussex.[29] The most wickets taken by a bowler in a match at West Hendford was achieved in 1938, when Hampshire's Stuart Boyes took twelve wickets, including nine in the first innings.[30] Somerset's only success on the ground was in 1936 against Worcestershire, who they dismissed for 60 runs in the first innings, and 77 in the second.[31] References1. ^{{Cite book | title = Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: The History of Somerset Cricket | last=Foot | first=David | edition = 1986 | publisher = David & Charles | isbn = 0-7153-8890-8 |pages=14–15}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000406/18740417/020/0007 |title=Yeovil |work=Western Gazette |page=7 |date=17 April 1874 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000406/18751001/059/0008 |title=Yeovil |work=Western Gazette |page=8 |date=1 October 1875 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000406/18820825/058/0006 |title=Yeovil and Mid-Somerset Athletic Sports |work=Western Gazette |page=6 |date=25 August 1882 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000406/18830202/034/0005 |title=Yeovil |work=Western Gazette |page=5 |date=2 February 1883 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19360515/007/0003 |title=Yeovil Rugby Club |work=Western Gazette |page=3 |date=15 May 1936 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/18950412/048/0006 |title=Yeovil |work=Western Gazette |page=6 |date=12 April 1895 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000527/19101214/025/0002 |title=Hockey |work=Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser |page=2 |date=14 December 1910 |accessdate=29 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.yeovilhistory.info/larkhill-stadium.htm|title=The A-to-Z of Yeovil's History|publisher=Yeovil History.info}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=Salisbury Plain Race Club|year=1932|newspaper=Western Gazette}} 11. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000527/19350814/113/0008 |title=County Cricket at Yeovil |work=Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser |page=8 |date=14 August 1935 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 12. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19350823/021/0003 |title=5,000 at Somerset–Surrey Game |work=Western Gazette |page=3 |date=23 August 1935 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 13. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19360710/048/0007 |title=County Cricket at Yeovil |work=Western Gazette |page=7 |date=10 July 1936 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 14. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19360717/038/0007 |title=Somerset rout Worcester |work=Western Gazette |page=7 |date=17 July 1936 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 15. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19370702/047/0010 |title=County Cricket at Yeovil |work=Western Gazette |page=10 |date=2 July 1937 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 16. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000513/19370705/009/0004 |title=Sussex Second-wicket pair put on 192 |work=Western Daily Press |page=4 |date=5 July 1937 |accessdate=29 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 17. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19370706/210/0006 |title=Another Sussex Win |work=Yorkshire Evening Post |page=6 |date=6 July 1937 |accessdate=29 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 18. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000513/19380711/006/0004 |title=Personal Triumph for Boyes |work=Western Daily Press |page=4 |date=11 July 1938 |accessdate=29 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 19. ^{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/863_f.html |title=First-class matches played on West Hendford, Yeovil (5) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=28 March 2015}} 20. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19381118/030/0010 |title=New Yeovil Pavilion |work=Western Gazette |page=10 |date=18 November 1938 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 21. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000528/19390722/515/0018 |title=County Match at Yeovil |work=Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser |page=18 |date=22 July 1939 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/863.html |title=West Hendford, Yeovil |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=29 March 2015}} 23. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19460503/028/0006 |title=Still without a ground |work=Western Gazette |page=6 |date=3 May 1946 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 24. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000528/19490827/090/0008 |title=Attractive match at Yeovil |work=Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser |page=8 |date=27 August 1949 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 25. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19480820/028/0006 |title=Yeovil Rugby Club |work=Western Gazette |page=6 |date=20 August 1948 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 26. ^{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/861_f.html |title=First-class matches played on Johnson Park, Yeovil (12) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=29 March 2015}} 27. ^{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/861_a.html |title=List A matches played on Johnson Park, Yeovil (2) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=29 March 2015}} 28. ^{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/862_a.html |title=List A matches played on Westlands Sports Ground, Yeovil (8) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=29 March 2015}} 29. ^{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/863/f_Centuries.html |title=West Hendford, Yeovil – Centuries in first-class cricket |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=29 March 2015}} 30. ^{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/863/f_Most_Wickets_in_Match.html |title=West Hendford, Yeovil – Most wickets in a match in first-class cricket |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=29 March 2015}} 31. ^{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15899.html |title=Somerset v Worcestershire: County Championship 1936 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=29 March 2015}} External links
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