Langloan Cricket Ground

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Langloan Cricket Ground
Lanarkshire
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Location
Town: Coatbridge
Grid reference: NS71936476
Location: 55°51’32"N, 4°2’52"W
History
Established: 1860 (first recorded match)
Information
Sport: Cricket
Home to: Drumpellier Cricket Club

Langloan Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1860 when Colonel Buchanan's Scotland Team played Ireland.[1] The ground held its first first-class match when Scotland played Ireland in 1980. The ground held a further first-class match in 1985 when Scotland played the touring Zimbabweans.[2]

The ground is still in use today by Drumpellier Cricket Club.[1] [3]

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