Agricultural Showgrounds, Frome

Agricultural Showgrounds
Ground and pavilion in 2015
Ground information
LocationFrome, Somerset
Coordinates51°14′10″N 2°18′45″W / 51.2362°N 2.3124°W / 51.2362; -2.3124
Establishment1882 (first recorded match)
Team information
Frome Cricket Club (1925–present)
Somerset County Cricket Club (1932–1970)
As of 30 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

Agricultural Showgrounds is a cricket ground in Frome, Somerset, England. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1882, when Frome played United Eleven.[1] In 1932, Somerset played Northamptonshire in the County Championship, in what was the ground's first first-class match. From 1932 to 1961, the ground played host to 18 first-class matches, with the final first-class match held at the ground between Somerset and Hampshire.[2]

The ground also hosted a single List-A match in 1970, which was between Somerset and Leicestershire in the 1970 John Player League.[3] The Agricultural Showgrounds ground has also played host to Somerset Second XI matches in the Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship.[4][5]

In local cricket, the ground is the home venue of Frome Cricket Club who play in the Bristol and the Somerset Division of the West of England Premier League.[6]

References

  1. ^ Other matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  2. ^ First-Class matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  3. ^ List-A Matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  4. ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  5. ^ Second XI Championship Matches played on Agricultural Showgrounds
  6. ^ "Frome Cricket Club". Retrieved 26 January 2022.