Trivia: Cricket Grounds Visible From Trains.

[4COR]

Under the practice pitches, isn't it, not the main ground at Lords?

The lines to Marylebone just go under the eastern edge of the Nursery Ground I think, though arguably fairly hard to see the ground from the trains though when you're under them

Further up the Chiltern line, Princes Risborough CC is right next to the station - which of course on the heritage line is just up the line from the aforementioned Bledlow Village...

 

[Jan Mayen]

There us a cricket ground near to Groombridge Station on the Spa Valley, not sure if it can be seen from a train. It can be seen from the front garden of a nearby pub, however.
A Bluebell Railway XI play an annual match against a local club. The ground can clearly be seen from the train. Regret can't remember the name of the club.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

A Bluebell Railway XI play an annual match against a local club. The ground can clearly be seen from the train. Regret can't remember the name of the club.

It's Scaynes Hill CC (thirds). Ground is at Freshfields, on the left hand side of the Bluebell line when travelling up from Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes.

 

[4COR]

It's Scaynes Hill CC (thirds). Ground is at Freshfields, on the left hand side of the Bluebell line when travelling up from Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes.

Oh Lordy - we took my dad on the Bluebell Pullman service for his 60th birthday lunch many years back. As we pulled out of Sheffield Park, we saw a load of chaps cutting a very large circle into what looked like a hay a field (think scythes, etc!) - my brother in law (also a cricketer) jokingly said that they are prepping the wicket for a match. As we came back for the second trip up the line, they had stumps out and we starting the match! Looks like it's a bit more permanent now!

 

[scragend]

The lines to Marylebone just go under the eastern edge of the Nursery Ground I think, though arguably fairly hard to see the ground from the trains though when you're under them

Yes, barely under the edge of the Nursery Ground it seems, probably more under the car park than anything.





(Photo: Google aerial view of Lord's Cricket Ground with line of railway highlighted as per Google overlay)

 

[Winthorpe]

The disused tunnels which do run under Lord’s has caused a lot of controversy. See the link below:

Battle over rail tunnels at Lord's cricket ground rumbles on

As England and India players prepare for the second Test at Lord's there is a wrangle rumbling away not far from their feet.

www.bbc.co.uk

Charles Sale has written a whole book on the dispute

Amazon.co.uk

The MCC was offered the opportunity to buy the tunnels for next to nothing. They refused and it was sold to a property developer instead, causing a big argument

 

[Quakers Yard]

Radyr CC (2 pitches} & Hoover's CC (Merthyr Tydfil) are alongside the Cardiff - Merthyr Tydfil line.

Hoovers is now a jungle as it is disused.

You can see Ton Pentre's old cricket ground behind the football ground, a bit of Upper Rhonda's ground in Treorchy, plus a good view of Pontypridd's ground from the train too.

They aren't as close though as Barry Athletics ground which you see going to the island.

The train also goes right past Aberdare's ground too. Tondu's ground is also partly visible from the train too.