Penrhyn Avenue

Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground
Penrhyn Avenue
Ground information
LocationRhos-on-Sea, Wales
Coordinates53°18′41″N 3°44′45″W / 53.31139°N 3.74583°W / 53.31139; -3.74583
Establishment1924
Capacity4,750
OwnerColwyn Bay Cricket Club
End names
Penrhyn Avenue End
The Embankment End
Team information
Colwyn Bay (1924–)
Denbighshire (1930–1935)
Glamorgan (1966–)
Wales Minor Counties (1988–)
As of 9 August 2009
Source: CricketArchive

Penrhyn Avenue is a cricket ground in Colwyn Bay, Wales. The ground was first used by the Glamorgan 1st XI in 1966, although County Championship matches have only been an annual fixture since 1990 (with the exception of 1991 and 1996). In 2015, the ground hosted a County Championship match against Lancashire, during which Lancashire batsmen Ashwell Prince and Alviro Petersen put on a ground record partnership of 501 for the third wicket. The ground was most recently used by Glamorgan in 2019 for a County Championship match, against Lancashire. A proposed game in 2022 was moved to Cardiff[1] and Glamorgan did not play at Penrhyn Avenue in 2023[2] or 2024.[3]

The ground has hosted 32 first-class matches and 28 List A matches, as well as several matches in the Minor Counties Championship, both for Denbighshire and the Wales Minor Counties.

  1. ^ Webb, Nick (4 February 2022). "Glamorgan postpone plans for Colwyn Bay return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ Webb, Nick (24 January 2023). "Glamorgan Cricket: County to play at Neath, but no Colwyn Bay return yet". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Glamorgan begin County Championship season against Middlesex at Lord's". BBC Sport. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.