The ranking of cricket grounds can be changed around by changing the definition – oldest cricket PITCH, oldest GROUND, oldest ground on which TESTS HAVE BEEN PLAYED, etc. The pitch on Norfolk Island claims one of these.

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_in_Norfolk_Island uses the term “pitch” and correctly dates the origin as 1838.

This leaflet from the Island’s Administrator – an insert in the local newspaper – explains the works undertaken in 2022 to keep the pitch in use.

 

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