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{{short description|Cricket ground in Bedfordshire, England}}
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{{Infobox cricket ground
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = Lancot Park
| ground_name = Lancot Park
| nickname =
| nickname =
| country = England
| country = England
| image =
| image = Dunstable Town Cricket Club - geograph.org.uk - 221937.jpg
| location = [[Dunstable]], [[Bedfordshire]]
| location = [[Dunstable]], [[Bedfordshire]]
| establishment = 1892 (first recorded match)
| establishment = 1993
| seating_capacity =
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| date = 28 July
| date = 28 July
| year = 2010
| year = 2010
| source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458.html Ground profile
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458.html Ground profile
}}
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'''Lancot Park''' is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Dunstable]], [[Bedfordshire]]. The first recorded match on the gound was in 1892, when [[Bedfordshire County Cricket Club|Bedfordshire]] played [[Marylebone Cricket Club]].<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458_misc.html Other matches played on Lancot Park]</ref> The ground hosted its first [[Minor Counties Championship]] match 102 years later, when Bedfordshire played [[Northumberland County Cricket Club|Northumberland]] in 1994. From 1994 to 2008, the ground played host to 13 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship match played to date at the ground in 2008 seeing Bedfordshire host [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]].<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Lancot Park]</ref> The ground has also hosted 5 [[MCCA Knockout Trophy]] matches, the most recent of which saw Bedfordshire play [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458_mint.html Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Lancot Park]</ref>
'''Lancot Park''' is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Dunstable]], [[Bedfordshire]]. Situated at the foot of Dunstable Downs, on the outskirts of the village of Totternhoe, Lancot Park is the home of Dunstable Town Cricket Club. The ground and clubhouse was constructed in 1993 and hosted its first [[Minor Counties Championship]] the following year, when Bedfordshire played [[Northumberland County Cricket Club|Northumberland]] in 1994. From 1994 to 2008, the ground played host to 13 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship match played to date at the ground in 2008 seeing Bedfordshire host [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Lancot Park]</ref> The ground has also hosted 5 [[MCCA Knockout Trophy]] matches, the most recent of which saw Bedfordshire play [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]] in 2009.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458_mint.html Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Lancot Park]</ref>


The ground has also hosted a single[[List-A cricket|List-A]] match, which was between Bedfordshire and the [[Derbyshire Cricket Board]] in the 1st round of the [[2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy]], which was played in 2001.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458_a.html List-A Matches played on Lancot Park]</ref>
The ground has also hosted a single [[List A cricket|List A]] match between Bedfordshire and the [[Derbyshire Cricket Board]] in the 1st round of the [[2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy]], which was played in 2001.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458_a.html List-A Matches played on Lancot Park]</ref>


The [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire Second XI]] have also used the ground for [[Second XI Championship]] matches.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458_sec.html Second XI Championship Matches played on Lancot Park]</ref> In local domestic cricket, Goldington Bury is the home ground of [[Dunstable Town Cricket Club]], who play in the [[Hertfordshire Cricket League]].<ref>[http://www.dtcc.org.uk/ Dunstable Town Cricket Club]</ref> Next to the cricket ground is the [[association football|football]] pitch [[Totternhoe F.C.]] play on.
The [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire Second XI]] have also used the ground for [[Second XI Championship]] matches.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458_sec.html Second XI Championship Matches played on Lancot Park]</ref>
In local domestic cricket, Lancot Park is the home ground of [[Dunstable Town Cricket Club]], who play Saturday cricket in the [[Hertfordshire Cricket League]] and in the Bedfordshire League on Sundays.<ref>[http://www.dtcc.org.uk/ Dunstable Town Cricket Club]</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57563.html Lancot Park] on [[CricketArchive]]
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57563.html Lancot Park] on CricketArchive
*[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458.html Lancot Park] on [[Cricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/458.html Lancot Park] on [[Cricinfo]]


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Latest revision as of 11:22, 1 August 2024

Lancot Park
Ground information
LocationDunstable, Bedfordshire
Establishment1993
Team information
Bedfordshire (1994–present)
As of 28 July 2010
Source: Ground profile

Lancot Park is a cricket ground in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Situated at the foot of Dunstable Downs, on the outskirts of the village of Totternhoe, Lancot Park is the home of Dunstable Town Cricket Club. The ground and clubhouse was constructed in 1993 and hosted its first Minor Counties Championship the following year, when Bedfordshire played Northumberland in 1994. From 1994 to 2008, the ground played host to 13 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship match played to date at the ground in 2008 seeing Bedfordshire host Suffolk.[1] The ground has also hosted 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the most recent of which saw Bedfordshire play Buckinghamshire in 2009.[2]

The ground has also hosted a single List A match between Bedfordshire and the Derbyshire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was played in 2001.[3]

The Northamptonshire Second XI have also used the ground for Second XI Championship matches.[4]

In local domestic cricket, Lancot Park is the home ground of Dunstable Town Cricket Club, who play Saturday cricket in the Hertfordshire Cricket League and in the Bedfordshire League on Sundays.[5]

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51°52′57.41″N 0°33′28.69″W / 51.8826139°N 0.5579694°W / 51.8826139; -0.5579694