Fenner's is
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club, established in 1820, is the representative cricket club for students of the University of Cambridge. The club was recognised as holding first-class cricket, first-class status until 2020. The university played ...
's ground.
History
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club, established in 1820, is the representative cricket club for students of the University of Cambridge. The club was recognised as holding first-class cricket, first-class status until 2020. The university played ...
had previously played at two grounds in Cambridge, the
University Ground and
Parker's Piece. In 1846,
Francis Fenner leased a former cherry orchard from
Gonville and Caius College for the purpose of constructing a cricket ground.
In 1848 he sub-let the ground to Cambridge University Cricket Club.
Fenner's first hosted
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...
in 1848, with Cambridge University playing against the
Marylebone Cricket Club
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's, Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England. The club was the governing body of cricket from 1788 to 1989 and retain ...
(MCC).
A 40-foot wooden pavilion, painted blue, with a slated roof had been erected by the 1856 season.
Since 1894, Fenner's has been owned by the Cambridge University Cricket and Athletic Company; a private limited company whose Members comprise the full members of
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club, established in 1820, is the representative cricket club for students of the University of Cambridge. The club was recognised as holding first-class cricket, first-class status until 2020. The university played ...
and
Cambridge University Athletics Club.
Facilities
As well as the cricket ground, there is a 3-lane indoor cricket school.
The groundsman pioneered the art of mowing grass in strips to create patterns, a technique now common in sports stadiums around the world.
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Land deal
In August 2024 it was announced that the University had sold land on the edge of Fenner's to
Hughes Hall. Subsequently a petition was launched against development of that land.
See also
* , where first-class cricket is played in
Oxford
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The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...
*
University Ground, Barnwell, a former Cambridge University cricket ground
References
External links
Fenner's home pagefrom CricketArchive
from
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