Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen member clubs of the English County Championship, representing the historic county of Lancashire. The club was established on 12 January 1864 and has competed in first-class cricket from 1865, List A cricket from 1963 and Twenty20 cricket from 2003. Unlike most professional sports, in which a team usually has a single fixed home ground, county cricket clubs have traditionally used different grounds in various towns and cities within or close to the county for home matches, although the use of minor "out grounds" away from the club's main headquarters has diminished since the 1980s.
Old Trafford in Manchester has played host to the club's first home fixtures in all three formats of the game; in first-class cricket in 1865 against Middlesex; in List A cricket in 1963 against Leicestershire; and in Twenty20 cricket against Yorkshire in 2003. Lancashire have played home matches at fifteen different grounds, but have played the majority of their home fixtures at Old Trafford, which also hosts Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket matches. Two matches in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy had to be played at 'neutral' venues due to Old Trafford being used for International cricket during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for a bio-secure bubble.
Grounds Below is a complete list of grounds used by Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC) for first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches to the end of the 2020 season. Only matches played by LCCC are recorded in the table. Matches not involving LCCC are mentioned in the notes. Lancashire played two home fixtures at neutral venues in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy due to Covid Protocols and International Cricket at Old Trafford. Name Location First-class List A Twenty20 Notes First Last First Last First Last Old Trafford Manchester 20 July 1865v Middlesex 22 July 2018v Yorkshire 1 May 1963v Leicestershire 5 June 2018v Yorkshire 19 June 2003v Yorkshire 10 August 2018v Warwickshire Wavertree Road Ground Liverpool only match:23 August 1866v Surrey – – – – The Gentlemen of the North and the Gentlemen of the South played one first-class match here in 1859, while the first-class North v South fixture was played here twice in 1863 and 1872. Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Lancashire are recorded in the table. Station Road Whalley only match:20 June 1867v Yorkshire – – – – The only first-class match played here was the first ever Roses Match between Lancashire and Yorkshire. Castleton Cricket Club Ground Rochdale only match:15 June 1876v Kent – – – – Aigburth Cricket Ground Liverpool 13 June 1881v Cambridge University 13 July 2014v Nottinghamshire 17 May 1970v Northamptonshire 5 May 2017v Northamptonshire 22 June 2009v Leicestershire 9 July 2017v Leicestershire Liverpool and District played fourteen first-class matches at the ground between 1882–1894. Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Lancashire are recorded in the table. The Lancashire Cricket Board played one List A match here against the Netherlands in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. Only the List A matches played at the ground by Lancashire are recorded in the table. Stanley Park Blackpool 31 August 1905v England XI 17 August 2011v Worcestershire 15 August 1976v Sussex 13 July 2003v India A – – Various teams have played first-class matches at Stanley Park. Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Lancashire are recorded in the table. Lune Road Lancaster only match:30 July 1914v Warwickshire – – – – Seedhill Nelson 15 August 1925v Derbyshire 13 July 1938v Somerset – – – – Alexandra Meadows Blackburn 11 May 1932v Glamorgan 5 June 1935v Glamorgan – – – – West Cliff Preston 1 July 1936v Gloucestershire 18 June 1952v Glamorgan – – – – Trafalgar Road Southport 22 August 1959v Worcestershire 15 May 2026v Worcestershire 13 July 1969v Glamorgan 12 May 1987v Scotland – – Church Road Lytham St Annes 14 August 1985v Northamptonshire 14 July 1998v Worcestershire – – – – Moss Lane Alderley Edge – – only match:30 July 2008v Bangladesh A – – Moss Lane is located in the adjacent county of Cheshire. Cheshire played a single List A match here against Hampshire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. Only the List A match played at the ground by Lancashire is recorded in the table.Sedbergh School Sedbergh only match:30 June 2019v Durham – – – – Farington Cricket Ground Farington – – 28 July 2026v Kent 30 July 2026v Nottinghamshire – –
Notes A. First-class cricket matches are designed to be contested over three or more days, with each team permitted two innings with no limit to the number of overs in an innings. List A matches, also known as limited overs or one-day matches, are intended to be completed in a single day and restrict each team to a single innings of between 40 and 60 overs, depending on the specific competition. Twenty20 matches restrict each team to a single innings of 20 overs.
B. England have played Test matches at Old Trafford since 1884 and the ground has also been used as the home venue for first-class teams billed as England XI, the All England Eleven, The North, Gentlemen of the North and A. Shrewsbury's Australian Team. Other matches there have been Test Trials and internationals not involving England. Only the first-class matches played at the ground by Lancashire are included in the totals.
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