Wigginton Road Cricket Ground in York is a former cricket ground. Its one and only first-class match was held in June 1890 between Yorkshire CCC and Kent CCC.
The ground was then known as the Yorkshire Gentlemen Cricket Club Ground, having been used by the Yorkshire Gentlemen from its inception in 1864 to 1931. Its name was changed in 1933 to Wigginton Road and was used from 1932 to 1966 by York Cricket Club. It had also been known as Clarence Street.
Wigginton Road Cricket Ground is now covered by York Hospital
Read more about Wigginton Road Cricket Ground: Cricket, Rugby
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