176:
231:
In its heyday, Hyde Park covered five and a half acres and so could stage several matches concurrently. Situated on high ground, as Grace said, it was known for "its splendid views and rapid draining and drying". Its ability to stage "massed cricket" emulated
204:. It was an "odds match" as Yorkshire used 14 players; the UEE won by an innings and 36 runs. The last known match of any kind on the ground was on 4 and 5 June 1866 when a team of 18 Nottingham and Sheffield Colts combined to play against the
183:
Most of
Sheffield's matches were against other town clubs, notably Manchester and Nottingham, but from 1833 they began to take on teams that represented counties and, for these matches, Sheffield called themselves
527:
522:
517:
512:
473:
124:
on a site now used for high-rise community flats. It took the name of fields that occupied the area in the early 19th century. Hyde Park was used for
532:
542:
205:
200:
on 23–25 July 1849, Yorkshire winning by 5 wickets. The last match at Hyde Park by a
Yorkshire team was on 6 and 7 June 1853 against the
537:
228:(published in 1899), saying: "The ground stood on the top of a high hill, and I began to despair of the cab ever getting to the top".
438:
395:
363:
168:, Sheffield winning by 41 runs. Sheffield used the ground several times for important matches, their last one there being against
197:
149:
185:
145:
175:
189:
244:
28:
201:
224:
played in the Colts v. AEE match as a guest player and captained the Colts XVIII. He recalled Hyde Park in his
169:
165:
161:
129:
88:
217:
192:
at Hyde Park from 2 to 5 September 1833, Yorkshire winning by 120 runs. Hyde Park staged the first "
125:
133:
309:
434:
391:
359:
233:
160:
The first recorded match on the ground took place from 30 August to 1 September 1830 between
463:
417:
405:
455:
105:
506:
137:
383:
237:
221:
193:
141:
17:
188:. As such, the first inter-county match involving a Yorkshire team was against
488:
475:
121:
56:
52:
117:
172:
on 26 and 27 July 1852, Sheffield winning by an innings and 22 runs.
174:
136:, from 1830 until 1854. It was itself superseded in April 1855 by
240:
as up to 200 cricketers could be playing there at any one time.
388:"W. G." – Cricketing Reminiscences and Personal Recollections
128:
between 1830 and 1854. It opened in 1826 and was adopted by
179:
Sale notice for Hyde Park
Cricket Ground, Sheffield, 1836.
431:
The
Official History of Yorkshire County Cricket Club
310:"Nottingham and Sheffield Colts v All-England Eleven"
78:
70:
62:
48:
43:
216:Soon afterwards, Hyde Park was acquired by the
422:Scores & Biographies, Volume 4 (1849–1854)
410:Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840)
8:
36:
528:English cricket venues in the 19th century
35:
523:Defunct sports venues in South Yorkshire
281:Haygarth, S&B volume 2, pp. 240–241.
256:
331:
329:
327:
7:
243:The site was later converted to the
299:Haygarth, S&B volume 4, p. 461.
272:Haygarth, S&B volume 4, p. 397.
263:Haygarth, S&B volume 2, p. 133.
518:Defunct cricket grounds in England
513:Cricket grounds in South Yorkshire
290:Haygarth, S&B volume 4, p. 55.
25:
218:Hallamshire Volunteer Rifle Corps
358:. Ringpress Books. p. 423.
356:Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File
533:Sports venues completed in 1830
543:1830 establishments in England
140:. Hyde Park staged the first "
1:
456:"Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield"
245:Hyde Park Greyhound Stadium
202:United England Eleven (UEE)
132:as a home venue, replacing
559:
538:Sports venues in Sheffield
26:
101:
83:
206:All-England Eleven (AEE)
196:" between Yorkshire and
429:Hodgson, Derek (1989).
220:as their drill ground.
489:53.382485°N 1.451389°W
354:Barnes, Julia (1988).
180:
130:Sheffield Cricket Club
89:Sheffield Cricket Club
433:. The Crowood Press.
178:
494:53.382485; -1.451389
247:in 1933 until 1980.
102:As of 23 August 2010
27:For other uses, see
485: /
390:. Hambledon Press.
66:1826 (opening date)
40:
464:"Hyde Park Ground"
181:
134:Darnall New Ground
44:Ground information
458:. CricketArchive.
126:important matches
111:
110:
97:
96:
16:(Redirected from
550:
500:
499:
497:
496:
495:
490:
486:
483:
482:
481:
478:
467:
459:
444:
425:
418:Haygarth, Arthur
413:
406:Haygarth, Arthur
401:
370:
369:
351:
345:
342:
336:
333:
322:
321:
319:
317:
312:. CricketArchive
306:
300:
297:
291:
288:
282:
279:
273:
270:
264:
261:
85:
84:
79:Team information
41:
39:
38:Hyde Park Ground
21:
18:Hyde Park Ground
558:
557:
553:
552:
551:
549:
548:
547:
503:
502:
493:
491:
487:
484:
479:
476:
474:
472:
471:
466:. ESPNcricinfo.
462:
454:
451:
441:
428:
416:
404:
398:
382:
379:
374:
373:
366:
353:
352:
348:
343:
339:
335:Hodgson, p. 12.
334:
325:
315:
313:
308:
307:
303:
298:
294:
289:
285:
280:
276:
271:
267:
262:
258:
253:
214:
158:
103:
37:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
556:
554:
546:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
505:
504:
469:
468:
460:
450:
449:External links
447:
446:
445:
439:
426:
414:
402:
396:
378:
375:
372:
371:
364:
346:
337:
323:
301:
292:
283:
274:
265:
255:
254:
252:
249:
234:Parker's Piece
213:
210:
157:
156:Cricket ground
154:
152:in July 1849.
109:
108:
106:Ground profile
99:
98:
95:
94:
91:
81:
80:
76:
75:
72:
68:
67:
64:
60:
59:
50:
46:
45:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
555:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
510:
508:
501:
498:
465:
461:
457:
453:
452:
448:
442:
440:1-85223-274-9
436:
432:
427:
424:. Lillywhite.
423:
419:
415:
412:. Lillywhite.
411:
407:
403:
399:
397:0-9506882-0-7
393:
389:
385:
381:
380:
376:
367:
365:0-948955-15-5
361:
357:
350:
347:
344:Grace, p. 30.
341:
338:
332:
330:
328:
324:
311:
305:
302:
296:
293:
287:
284:
278:
275:
269:
266:
260:
257:
250:
248:
246:
241:
239:
238:Bombay Maidan
235:
229:
227:
226:Recollections
223:
219:
211:
209:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
177:
173:
171:
167:
163:
155:
153:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
107:
100:
92:
90:
87:
86:
82:
77:
73:
69:
65:
63:Establishment
61:
58:
54:
51:
47:
42:
34:
30:
19:
470:
430:
421:
409:
387:
384:Grace, W. G.
377:Bibliography
355:
349:
340:
314:. Retrieved
304:
295:
286:
277:
268:
259:
242:
230:
225:
215:
182:
159:
138:Bramall Lane
113:
112:
33:
492: /
222:W. G. Grace
194:Roses Match
142:Roses Match
93:(1826-1866)
507:Categories
477:53°22′57″N
251:References
212:Afterwards
198:Lancashire
170:Manchester
166:Nottingham
150:Lancashire
144:" between
120:ground in
480:1°27′05″W
186:Yorkshire
162:Sheffield
146:Yorkshire
122:Sheffield
114:Hyde Park
57:Yorkshire
53:Sheffield
29:Hyde Park
420:(1862).
408:(1862).
386:(1899).
316:11 April
236:and the
104:Source:
71:Capacity
49:Location
190:Norfolk
118:cricket
437:
394:
362:
116:was a
74:16,000
435:ISBN
392:ISBN
360:ISBN
318:2015
164:and
148:and
509::
326:^
208:.
55:,
443:.
400:.
368:.
320:.
31:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
