Hyde Park (cricket ground)

Hyde Park Ground
Ground information
LocationSheffield, Yorkshire
Establishment1826 (opening date)
Capacity16,000
Team information
Sheffield Cricket Club (1826-1866)
As of 23 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

Hyde Park was a cricket ground in Sheffield on a site now used for high-rise community flats. It took the name of fields that occupied the area in the early 19th century. Hyde Park was used for important matches between 1830 and 1854. It opened in 1826 and was adopted by Sheffield Cricket Club as a home venue, replacing Darnall New Ground, from 1830 until 1854. It was itself superseded in April 1855 by Bramall Lane. Hyde Park staged the first "Roses Match" between Yorkshire and Lancashire in July 1849.