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Location | Shenley, Hertfordshire | ||||||||
Establishment | 1993 | ||||||||
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First women's Test | 15–19 July 1999: England v India | ||||||||
Last women's Test | 7–12 August 2003: England v South Africa | ||||||||
First WODI | 20 July 1993: Ireland v New Zealand | ||||||||
Last WODI | 14 August 2008: England v South Africa | ||||||||
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As of 5 September 2020 Source: Ground profile |
The Denis Compton Oval is a cricket ground located at the Shenley Cricket Centre in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England. The ground was opened by Denis Compton and the main ground was named in his honour. At the heart of the centre is the 19th-century pavilion, originally designed by the legendary cricketer W. G. Grace.