Penrhyn Avenue is a cricket ground in Colwyn Bay, Wales. The ground was first used by the Glamorgan 1st XI in 1966, although County Championship matches have only been an annual fixture since 1990 (with the exception of 1991 and 1996). In 2015, the ground hosted a County Championship match against Lancashire, during which Lancashire batsmen Ashwell Prince and Alviro Petersen put on a ground record partnership of 501 for the third wicket. The ground was most recently used by Glamorgan in 2019 for a County Championship match, against Lancashire. A proposed game in 2022 was moved to Cardiff[1] and Glamorgan did not play at Penrhyn Avenue in 2023[2] or 2024.[3]
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| Location | Rhos-on-Sea, Wales | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°18′41″N 3°44′45″W / 53.31139°N 3.74583°W | ||||||||
| Establishment | 1924 | ||||||||
| Capacity | 4,750 | ||||||||
| Owner | Colwyn Bay Cricket Club | ||||||||
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| Penrhyn Avenue End The Embankment End | |||||||||
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| As of 9 August 2009 Source: CricketArchive | |||||||||
The ground has hosted 32 first-class matches and 28 List A matches, as well as several matches in the Minor Counties Championship, both for Denbighshire and the Wales Minor Counties.
Records
editFirst-class
edit- Highest team score – 718/3dec Glamorgan v. Sussex, 22–25 August 2000[4]
- Lowest team score – 118 Derbyshire v. Glamorgan, 27–30 August 1966[4]
- Best batting performance – 309 not out Steve James for Glamorgan v. Sussex, 22–25 August 2000[4]
- Best bowling performance – 9/49 Tony Cordle for Glamorgan v. Leicestershire, 21–24 June 1969[4]
List A
edit- Highest team score – 328/4 – Glamorgan Dragons v. Lancashire Lightning, 21 August 2011[4]
- Lowest team score – 105 Durham v. Glamorgan, 20 June 1993[4]
- Best batting performance – 144 Jacques Du Toit for Leicestershire Foxes v. Glamorgan Dragons, 10 August 2008 & Alviro Petersen for Glamorgan Dragons v. Lancashire Lightning, 21 August 2011[4]
- Best bowling performance – 6/22 Adrian Dale for Glamorgan v. Durham, 20 June 1993[4]
References
edit- ^ Webb, Nick (4 February 2022). "Glamorgan postpone plans for Colwyn Bay return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Webb, Nick (24 January 2023). "Glamorgan Cricket: County to play at Neath, but no Colwyn Bay return yet". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Glamorgan begin County Championship season against Middlesex at Lord's". BBC Sport. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Runs and Records at Rhos-on-Sea". glamorgancricketarchives.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.