Abbeydale Park
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Abbeydale Park is a sports venue in Dore, Sheffield, England. It is unusual in having hosted home games for two different county cricket teams.
The Park first opened for cricket in 1921, with the first pavilion being completed the following year. Its first tenant was the Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club.[1] The ground was in Derbyshire until 1934, and Derbyshire County Cricket Club played two first-class matches at it in 1946 and 1947.
With the closure of Bramall Lane to cricket, Yorkshire County Cricket Club began playing at the venue in 1974, and continued regular matches until 1996.[2] In 2007, the club returned to the ground for some second team games.[3]
Sheffield F.C., recognised by FIFA as the oldest football club in the world, played at Abbeydale Park for many years.[4]
The Park is now home to a variety of sports, including squash, hockey, badminton, table tennis, racketball, bowls, rugby, and lacrosse in addition to cricket.[5]
Coordinates: 53°19′35.21″N 1°31′14.26″W / 53.3264472°N 1.5206278°W
