New Williamfield No. 1 Oval is a

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ground in

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. The ground is owned and used by Stirling County Cricket Club. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 2007 when Stirling County played West Lothian. The ground was neutral host to a

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in 2010 when Ireland Women played the Netherlands Women. In June 2014, Stirling will become the home of Scottish cricket after an agreement between Stirling County Cricket Club,

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and

Stirling Council Stirling (; ; ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its merchants and tradesmen, the ...

. It is hoped that the redevelopment of the ground will start at end 2014 with the intention being to upgrade it to international match standards. Scotland will play the majority of their home international games at the ground, starting with the

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s. The tournament is from 9 to 26 July across eight Ireland and Scotland venues. The development will see a new pavilion and indoor training facility built at New Williamfield, the home of Stirling County Cricket Club, with

relocating its headquarters from the National Cricket Academy at

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