Stadium - The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington Oval

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Surrey County Cricket Ground

The Oval	The Surrey County Cricket Ground The Oval Kennington London Surrey SE11 5SS P 10 W 5 D 2 L 3 F 27: A 22 60% successful 1873-89

opened 1845
Home club	The Surrey County Cricket Club; The Wanderers FC also played 151 of their home games here.
Capacity	not known
Distinctions	Venue of the first ever FA Cup Final, 16 March 1872, Wanderers 1 Royal Engineers 0;
Charlie Alcock was the secretary of Surrey CCC from 1872 to 1907, so it is no small coincidence that as FA Secretary, that the FA Cup finals and England matches were played on his ground also;
England Career
Venue number	Two
First match	No. 2, 8 March 1873, England 4 Scotland 2, a friendly match.
Last match	No. 37, 13 April 1889, England 2 Scotland 3, a British Championship match.
Major tournaments	British Championships 1884-85, 1886-87, 1888-89;
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1853

1868

1892

2014

2.7

2.2

Competition	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
British Championships	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	0	1	2.333	1.333	50.0	=0
Friendly	7	4	1	2	20	18	+2	0	1	2.857	2.571	64.3	+2

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
BC 1884-85	1	0	1	0	1	1	=0	0	0	1.00	1.00	50.0	=0
BC 1886-87	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	0	1	4.00	0.00	100.0	+1
BC 1888-89	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0	0	2.00	3.00	0.0	-1
BC All	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	0	1	2.333	1.333	50.0	=0

All Competition

Type

FTS

FAv

AAv

Pts%

W/L

2.333

1.333

50.0

2.33

1.33

England's Results at The Surrey Cricket Ground

The first five unofficial matches between England and Scotland were all played the The Surrey Cricket Ground

2 8 March 1873 - England 4 Scotland 2 [2-2] (3,000) Kenyon-Slaney (2), Bonsor, Chenery
Renny-Tailyour, Gibb

Fr HW

4 6 March 1875 - England 2 Scotland 2 [1-1] (1,500) Wollaston, Alcock
McNiel, Andrews HD

6 3 March 1877 -
England 1 Scotland 3 [0-1] (2,000 to 3,000) Lyttelton
Ferguson (2), Richmond HL

8 18 January 1879 - England 2 Wales 1 [2-0] (100) Whitfeld, Sorby
Davies HW

9 5 April 1879 -
England 5 Scotland 4 [1-4] (3,000 to 5,000) Mosforth, C.Bambridge (2), Goodyer, Parlane OG
MacKinnon (2), McDougall, Smith HW

postponed from 1 March

13 12 March 1881 -
England 1 Scotland 6 [0-1] (4,000 to 5,000) C.Bambridge
Smith (2), Hill, Ker (2), Field OG HL

17 3 February 1883 -
England 5 Wales 0 [2-0] (2,000 to 3,000) Mitchell (3), C.Bambridge, A.Cursham HW

25 21 March 1885 -
England 1 Scotland 1 [0-1] (8,000 to 12,000) C.Bambridge
Lindsay BC HD

30 26 February 1887 -
England 4 Wales 0 [1-0] (4,000 to 6,000) Powell OG, Lindley (2), Cobbold BC HW

37 13 April 1889 -
England 2 Scotland 3 [2-0] (8,000 to 12,000) probably Brodie, unknown (Bassett, Goodall or Weir)
Munro, H.Allen OG, McLaren BC HL

Top scorer: Charlie Bambridge 5

The unofficial friendly match against North America on 19 December 1891 was also played at The Surrey Cricket Ground. it marked the final outing by England on the ground.

England's International Trials Results at The Surrey Cricket Ground

1	17 December 1870 - The South 1 The North 0 [0-0] (tbc)	Crakes
	The South: Alex Morten, C.Stephenson, E.Lubbock, A.Bakerᶜ, Walpole Vidal, W.Crake, Charley Chenery, Monty Betts, Frederick Chappell, A.Nash, A.Howard. The North: J.Kirkpatrick, J.Whelan, Q.Hogg, C.Rotheraᶜ, Charlie Alcock, T.Hooman, Harwood Greenhalgh, G.Holden, E.Gibney, A.Kinnaird, W.Rawlinson.
2	20 February 1878 - Probables 3 Improbables 3 [2-1] (tbc)	Heron, Sedgwick, Wace Hunter, Thompson, Maynard
	Probables: Conrad Warner, Edgar Field, C.Leeds, Norman Bailey, Beaumont Jarrett, Charlie Bambridge, H.Sedgwick, T.Tyndale, Henry Wace, Hubert Heronᶜ, Percy Fairclough, John Wylie. Improbables: C.Hart ͨ, F.Hotham, C.Fox, D.Wylie, A.Ramsey, Jack Hunter, M.Wylie, H.Jarrett, F.Watkins, D.Stransham, C.Lloyd-Jones, H.Bevington, T.Thompson, John Maynard.
3	12 February 1879 - Probables 0 The Rest 0 [0-0] (tbc)
	Probables: H.Moss, F.Tuck, Ted Luntley, Norman Bailey, Alfred Stratford, J.Lowis, Heathcote Sorby, Arthur Cursham, Sam Widdowson, Harry Cursham, Conrad Warner. The Rest: J.Davis, Harwood Greenhalgh, F.Smith, E.Ellis, Harold Morse, J.Blackett, B.Grieve, G.Prall, John Maynard, F.Ware, A.Wilson.
4	19 February 1879 - Whites 0 Stripes 3 [0-2] (tbc)	Gavett, Bastard, Wild
	Whites: Conrad Warnerᶜ, J.Fox, Harold Morse, E.Ellis, Percy Fairclough, G.Poraill, Charlie Bambridge, J.Barnard, Henry Wace, A.Lloyd-Jones. Stripes: Albemarle Swepstone, J.Morgan, T.Stafford, C.Broadhurst, V.Westonᶜ, W.Wild, T.Gavett, H.Ince, S.Scott, Segar Bastard, John Maynard.
5	26 February 1879 - Whites 4 Stripes 7 [2-4] (tbc)	Woodcock (2), Bury, Widdowson A.Bambridge (2), Hedley (3), Bastard (2)
	Whites: Conrad Warner ͨ, Lindsay Bury, Alfred Stratford, Norman Bailey, Sam Widdowson, T.Britten, A.Woodcock, Arthur Goodyer, Billy Mosforth, Pelham von Donop. Stripes: Albemarle Swepstone, F.Tuck, J.Morgan, James Prinsep, Arthur Bambridge, R.Hedley, F.Earp, Charlie Bambridge, Segar Bastard.
6	6 March 1880 - The South 0 The North 0 [0-0] (1,300)
	The South: Albemarle Swepstone, Lindsay Bury, Edgar Field, James Prinsep, V.Weston, Edward Parry, Charles Wollastonᶜ, Henry Wace, H.Massey, H.Lindsay, Charlie Bambridge. The North: John Sands, W.Moss, William Brindle, Jack Hunter ͨ, Ted Luntley, J.Ewbank, Tom Marshall, Heathcote Sorby, J.Turner, Billy Mosforth, F.Earp.
9	28 January 1882 - The South 3 The North 1 [1-0] (1,500)	Lafone, Bailey, Page Mosforth
	The South: Albemarle Swepstone, Arthur Bambridge, E.Colvin, Norman Baileyᶜ, Robert King, W.Anderson, Horace Barnet, W.Page, Harry Goodhart, H.Lafone, Charlie Bambridge. The North: A.Mallinson, Alf Dobson, W.Beardshaw, Jack Hunterᶜ, Alf Jones, W.Harrison, S.Poulton, W.Yates, R.Lunnon, Edward Johnson, Billy Mosforth.
12	26 January 1884 - The South 4 The North 2 [2-1] (2,000)	K.Wilson, A.Bambridge (3) Brown, Cursham
	The South: Billy Rose, Percy de Paravicini, Arthur Walters, Norman Baileyᶜ, Charles Wilson, Cecil Holden-White, Arthur Bambridge, Clem Mitchell, K.Wilson, Charlie Bambridge, Nevill Cobbold. The North: Bob Roberts, Joe Beverley, Alf Dobson, Jack Hudson, Stuart Macrae, E.Jessop, Billy Gunn, Edward Johnson, T.Cawley, Harry Curshamᶜ, Jimmy Brown.
15	30 January 1886 - The South 0 The North 0 [0-0] (1,500)
	The South: Albemarle Swepstone, Arthur Walters, Percy Walters, Norman Baileyᶜ, Andrew Amos, Ralph Squire, George Brann, Cecil Holden-White, R.Guy, Nevill Cobbold, Charlie Bambridge. The North: Billy Rose, Bob Howarth, Dickie Baugh, George Haworth, George Shutt, Jimmy Forrest, Billy Gunn, B.Robinson, Tinsley Lindley, Teddy Leighton, Fred Dewhurst.
16	20 March 1886 - Gentlemen 1 Players 2 [1-0] (8,000)	Cobbold Thomson, Costley
	Gentlemen: Albemarle Swepstone, Arthur Walters, Percy Walters, Ralph Squire, Norman Baileyᶜ, Andrew Amos, George Brann, Fred Dewhurst, Tinsley Lindley, Nevill Cobbold, Charlie Bambridge. Players: Bob Roberts, F.Suterᶜ, N. Ross, J.Graham, George Shutt, D.Russell, John Goodall, Jem Bayliss, S.Thomson, G.Drummond, J.Costley.
19	**14 January 1888 - The South 1 The North 3 [0-1] (3,000)**	Ainger Lindley (2), Hodgetts
	The South: Billy Moon, R.Ingram, F.Ingram, Frank Saunders, Cecil Holden-White, Ralph Squireᶜ, W.Ainger, Thelwell Pike, Arthur Dunn, G.Wilson, John Veitch. The North: L.Cooper, G.Miller, L.Wright, A.Ward, Charlie Shelton, Harry Allen, G.Bakewell, Jackie Pearson, Tinsley Lindleyᶜ, R.Macbeth, Dennis Hodgetts.
21	**13 January 1890 - The South 3 The North 1 [1-0] (4,000)**	Lindley, Currey, Rowley OG Bassett
	The South: Billy Moon, Arthur Walters, Percy Walters, Cecil Holden-White, Charles Wreford-Brown, F.Ingram, Rupert Sandilands, Edmund Currey, Tinsley Lindley, George Cotterill, John Veitch. The North: Bill Rowley, Sam Widdowson, J.Oliver, G.Waller, Charlie Perry, Johnny Holt, Billy Bassett, A.Shaw, Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick, Bill Townley.

Gallery

The Surrey Cricket Ground basking in sunshine during a 1950 fourth test match against the West Indies.

The Kia Oval in 2014.