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Coordinates: 51°28′08″N 0°17′46″W / 51.469°N 0.296°W / 51.469; -0.296
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Old Deer Park cricket ground
The ground in 2020. Overlooking the Park is the Great Pagoda, Kew Gardens
LocationRichmond, London (in Surrey until 1965)
Coordinates51°28′08″N 0°17′46″W / 51.469°N 0.296°W / 51.469; -0.296
Home clubRichmond Cricket Club
Establishmentc. 1864
Capacity3,000[1]

Old Deer Park cricket ground is part of the Old Deer Park in Richmond, London. The park has been used as a venue for cricket since the 1860s and is home to Richmond Cricket Club.[2] Old Deer Park has hosted occasional Middlesex county matches since the 1990s.

In 1867, Richmond played a United South of England Eleven at the ground.[3] The Australian Aboriginal tour in 1868 included a two-day match there against Richmond[4] – a 1988 tour commemorated this with a replay of the fixture.[3][5] Other overseas teams that played at Old Deer Park included New Zealand in 1927,[6] the South American XI in 1932,[7] and Nigeria from 1955 to 1959.[3]

Despite historically being within Surrey, Old Deer Park has played host to List A matches involving Middlesex. The first of these was the visit of Nottinghamshire in the 2000 Norwich Union National League.[8] In 2001 Middlesex Cricket Board played a home List A match at the ground in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Berkshire.[8] From 2000 to 2004 a total of five List A matches were played on the ground, the last of which saw Middlesex play Scotland in the 2004 Totesport League.[8][9]

Middlesex Women played a List A game against Essex at Old Deer Park in the 2009 Women's County Championship.[10] Previously, Middlesex met Surrey Women in a friendly there in 1999.[11]

Middlesex have also played 15 men's Twenty20 matches at Old Deer Park. The first T20 match there was a 2003 Twenty20 Cup fixture against Kent. The club used the ground in the Twenty20 Cup/T20 Blast until the 2019 season.[12][13]

The ground has hosted a number of Second XI matches. Surrey Second XI played Norfolk in the 1923 Minor Counties Championship,[14] and since 1990 Middlesex Second XI have played some of their matches there.[15][16][17]

In club cricket, the ground has been the home venue of Richmond Cricket Club since 1864.[18][19] Richmond have competed in the Middlesex County Cricket League since it began in 1972. Australian Adam Gilchrist played for Richmond at Old Deer Park in 1989 before he became an international star.[20] Late in his career, he returned to Old Deer Park as a Middlesex player in the 2010 Twenty20 Cup, in their match against Glamorgan.[20]

  • Match in 2010, with the Great Pagoda and London Welsh rugby ground
    Match in 2010, with the Great Pagoda and London Welsh rugby ground
  • The cricket ground and Richmond Lawn Tennis Club in 2014, seen from the Pagoda
    The cricket ground and Richmond Lawn Tennis Club in 2014, seen from the Pagoda
  • The cricket ground seen from the Pagoda, in 2019
    The cricket ground seen from the Pagoda, in 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Old Deer Park - Cricket Ground in Richmond, England". ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. ^ "Old Deer Park, Richmond". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Other matches played on Old Deer Park, Richmond". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Richmond v Australian Aboriginals in 1868". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015.
  5. ^ "1988 Aboriginal Cricket team to tour England". Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Richmond v New Zealanders in 1927". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Richmond v South Americans in 1932". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "List A Matches played on Old Deer Park, Richmond". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Scotland routed as Middlesex move clear". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 July 2004.
  10. ^ "Middlesex Women v Essex Women in 2009". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Middlesex Women v Surrey Women in 1999". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played on Old Deer Park". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Middlesex v Glamorgan in 2020". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. This event was cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak
  14. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Old Deer Park". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Second XI Championship Matches played on Old Deer Park". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Second XI Trophy Matches played on Old Deer Park". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Second XI Twenty20 Competition Matches played on Old Deer Park, Richmond". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Club Grounds". Richmond Cricket Club.
  19. ^ "RCC Through the Ages - Chapter 2 - RCC is born". Richmond Cricket Club.
  20. ^ a b Brickhill, Adam (14 June 2010). "Adam Gilchrist comes full circle".
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