15791
Cricket, Rugby
Grosvenor Road, Cricket Ground
54.987316, -1.414737
Westoe, South Shields
Opened:
1850
Closed:
Unknown
Reclaimed
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
21 Jun 2022
South Shields Cricket Club, Westoe RFC
HER Description
Westoe RFC
Formed in 1875 at South Shields Cricket Club's grounds. Cricket was the first game to adopt and develop its own private grounds and so it was at cricket grounds that many rugby and football clubs formed. Groundsharing was common. The cricket and rugby clubs still share today. The Durham County Rugby Football Union was founded in 1876.
South Shields Cricket Club
South Shields Cricket Club is the third oldest surviving sporting club in Tyne and Wear. Formed in 1850. They play at Dean Road. The cricket ground is shown on the OS second edition map of 1890. The ground was laid out in 1868. South Shields Cricket Club was joined in 1875 by Westoe Rugby Football Club. In 1880 the Westoe Tennis Club formed on the site. The brick pavilion was designed by FW Newby and opened in October 1934. On 24 April 2010 South Shields Cricket Club and Westoe Rugby Football Club played at the ground on the same day, for the first time.
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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