Glamorgan County Cricket Club was established on 6 July 1888. The county entered the Minor Counties Championship in 1896 and competed in the competition until 1920, after which it was elevated to first-class status for the 1921 season, and has played first-class cricket since. Following their elevation to first-class status, Glamorgan alternated their home matches between Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff and St Helen's in Swansea. It wasn't until 1966 that Glamorgan began playing at their current home ground, Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Cardiff Arms Park played host to Glamorgan's first home fixture in first-class cricket against Sussex in 1921, as well as its first home List A fixture against Worcestershire in 1963. Forty years later Sophia Gardens played host to the club's first Twenty20 fixture against Northamptonshire. Glamorgan have played home matches at nineteen grounds, but have played the majority of their home fixtures since 1966 at Sophia Gardens Stadium, which also holds Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket matches.
The nineteen grounds that Glamorgan have used for home matches since 1896 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season. A twentieth ground, the Newport International Sports Village (also known as Spytty Park), staged its first County Championship game in May 2019.
Grounds
Minor county Below is a complete list of grounds used by Glamorgan County Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship matches before its elevation to first-class status in 1921. Name Location First Last Matches Refs Minor Counties Championship Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff 13 July 1896v Worcestershire 2 August 1920v Surrey Second XI St Helen's Swansea 9 July 1897v Monmouthshire 20 June 1920v Cheshire Wales Minor Counties played Minor Counties Championship matches here. Only the Minor Counties Championship matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table. The Gnoll Neath 24 June 1908v Carmarthenshire 28 July 1920v Devon The Glamorgan Second XI and Wales Minor Counties have each played a Minor Counties Championship match here. Only the Minor Counties Championship matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table.
First-class county Below is a complete list of grounds used by Glamorgan County Cricket Club in first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches following its elevation to first-class status in 1921. Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs First-class List A Twenty20 Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff 18 May 1921v Sussex 13 August 1966v Somerset only match:22 May 1963v Somerset – – The first-class East v West fixture of 1910 was played here, as well as a first-class match between England and The Rest in 1932. Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table. St Helen's Swansea 28 May 1921v Leicestershire 11 June 2019 v Derbyshire 416 21 May 1966v Warwickshire 3 June 2018 v Hampshire 142 only match:25 June 2005v Warwickshire South Wales played one first-class match here against the touring South Africans in 1912, while Wales played one first-class match here against Scotland in 1924. Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table. Wales Minor Counties played four List A matches here between 1999–2005. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table. Ynysangharad Park Pontypridd 3 July 1926v Derbyshire 29 June 1996v Pakistanis 6 September 1970v Essex 25 July 1999v Surrey – – Cowbridge Ground Cowbridge 25 July 1931v Northamptonshire 23 July 1932v Somerset – – – – Stradey Park Llanelli 24 June 1933v Worcestershire 1 September 1965v Essex 28 August 1988v Leicestershire 11 July 1993v Sussex – – Stradey Park is located in the adjacent county of Carmarthenshire. The Gnoll Neath 14 July 1934v Essex 8 July 1995v Young Australia 12 June 1963v Worcestershire 28 August 1994v Leicestershire – – Rodney Parade Newport 6 July 1935v Leicestershire 5 May 1965v Warwickshire 25 April 1964v Worcestershire 7 May 1989v Gloucestershire – – Rodney Parade is located in the adjacent county of Monmouthshire. Eugene Cross Park Ebbw Vale 22 June 1946v Worcestershire 22 August 1990v Sri Lankans 10 August 1969v Derbyshire 29 July 2007v Middlesex – – Steel Company of Wales Ground Margam 23 May 1953v Ireland 15 June 1963v Cambridge University – – – – Penrhyn Avenue Colwyn Bay 27 August 1966v Derbyshire 18 August 2019 v Lancashire 35 3 September 1972v Worcestershire 5 May 2013v Yorkshire – – Penrhyn Avenue is located in the far north of Wales in the historic county of Denbighshire. Wales played one first-class match here against a combined Minor Counties team in 1930. Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table. Wales Minor Counties played one List A match here against Nottinghamshire in the 1998 NatWest Trophy, while the Unicorns cricket team played two List A matches here in the 2010 and 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table. SWALEC Stadium Cardiff 24 May 1967v Indians 12 September 2021 v Gloucestershire 312 1 June 1969v Somerset 16 August 2021 v Essex 251 16 June 2003v Northamptonshire 16 July 2021 v Somerset 102 Wales Minor Counties played two List A matches here in the 2000 NatWest Trophy and 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, while New Zealand A and Sri Lanka A played a List A match here in 2014. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table. The SWALEC Stadium held the finals day for the 2012 Friends Life t20, but none of the three matches played involved Glamorgan. Only the Twenty20 matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table. The Oval Llandudno – – only match:22 June 1969v Leicestershire – – The Oval is located in the far north of Wales in the historic county of Caernarvonshire. BP Oil Refinery Ltd Ground Llandarcy only match:7 July 1971v Oxford University – – – – Vicarage Field Aberystwyth – – 31 July 1977v Essex 27 August 1989v Warwickshire – – Vicarage Field is located in the county of Ceredigion on the west coast of Wales. Pen-y-Pound Abergavenny 22 June 1983v Worcestershire 26 July 2005v Bangladesh A 10 May 1981v Worcestershire 5 September 1982v Northamptonshire – – Wales Minor Counties played one List A match here against Denmark in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Glamorgan are recorded in the table. Hoover's Sports Ground Merthyr Tydfil – – 5 June 1988v Kent 11 June 1989v Middlesex – – Parc-y-Dwrlyn Ground Pentyrch – – only match:23 May 1993v Northamptonshire – – Christ College Ground Brecon – – only match:5 September 1993v Zimbabweans – – Brecon College Ground is located in the historic county of Brecknockshire. Cresselly Cricket Club Ground Cresselly – – only match:28 May 2007v Surrey – – Cresselly Cricket Club Ground is located in the county of Pembrokeshire.Spytty ParkNewportonly match: 14 May 2019
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