Fox and Goose Ground

Fox and Goose Ground

Ground information
Location	Coalville, Leicestershire
Establishment	c. 1913
Team information
Leicestershire (1913–1914)
As of 20 October 2020 Source: Ground profile

The Fox and Goose Ground was a cricket ground in Coalville, Leicestershire. Linked with the nearby Fox & Goose public house (now demolished), the ground was used as an outground by Leicestershire in 1913 and 1914. First-class cricket was played at the ground twice, with Leicestershire playing against Worcestershire in the 1913 and 1914 County Championship's, with Leicestershire winning both matches.[1] Following the First World War, Leicestershire did not return to the ground. Cricket is no longer played at the ground, which is still in use as a recreation ground and is now known as Scotlands Playing Fields.

First-class records

• Highest team total: 507 all out by Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1914[2]
• Lowest team total: 223 all out by Worcestershire v Leicestershire, 1914[3]
• Highest individual innings: 227* by John King for Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1914[4]
• Best bowling in an innings: 7–58 by George Geary for Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1913[5]
• Best bowling in a match: 11–112 by George Geary, Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1914[3]

See also

• List of Leicestershire County Cricket Club grounds
• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

References

1. "First-Class Matches played on Fox and Goose Ground, Coalville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
2. "Fox and Goose Ground, Coalville - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
3. "Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1914 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
4. "Fox and Goose Ground, Coalville - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
5. "Fox and Goose Ground, Coalville - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

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