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Lochside Park

Coordinates: 56°38′31.96″N 02°54′12.22″W / 56.6422111°N 2.9033944°W / 56.6422111; -2.9033944
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Lochside Park
Ground information
LocationForfar, Scotland
Establishment1984 (first recorded match)
End names
Loch End
Baronhill End
Team information
Scotland (1991–1998)
As of 19 October 2011
Source: Ground profile

Lochside Park is a cricket ground in Forfar, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1984 when Scotland B played Durham University.[1] The ground held its first List A match when Scotland played Lancashire in the 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup. Five further List A matches were played there, all involving Scotland in the Benson & Hedges Cup. The last match of that type to be held there came in the 1998 Benson & Hedges Cup when Derbyshire were the visitors.[2]

The ground is still in use today by Strathmore County Cricket Club.[3]

Records

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List A

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  • Highest team total: 235 for 6 (55 overs) by Northamptonshire v Scotland, 1992[4]
  • Lowest team total: 106 for 8 (55 overs) by Scotland v Essex, 1993[5]
  • Highest individual innings: 103 by Alan Fordham for Northamptonshire v Scotland, 1992[6]
  • Best bowling in an innings: 5 for 21 by Mark Ilott for Essex v Scotland, 1993[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Other matches played on Lochside Park, Forfar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played on Lochside Park, Forfar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Strathmore County Cricket Club". www.strathmorecc.intheteam.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Scotland v Northamptonshire, Benson and Hedges Cup 1992 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Scotland v Essex, Benson and Hedges Cup 1993 (Preliminary Round)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Lochside Park, Forfar - Centuries in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Lochside Park, Forfar - Five Wickets in an Innings in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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56°38′31.96″N 02°54′12.22″W / 56.6422111°N 2.9033944°W / 56.6422111; -2.9033944