Lichfield Road, Stone
Lichfield Road is a cricket ground in Stone, Staffordshire. The ground was established in 1948, when Staffordshire [County Cricket Club|Staffordshire] played Buckinghamshire in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. From 1948 to the present day, it has hosted 43 Minor Counties Championship matches.
The first List-A match played on the ground came in the 1973 Gillette Cup between Staffordshire and Dorset. From 1973 to 2004, the ground played host to 13 List-A matches, the last of which saw Staffordshire play Lancashire in the 2004 [Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy]. In July 1974, the ground played host to a match between the England [Under-19 cricket team|England U-19 cricket team] and West Indian U-19 [cricket team], which was the first U-19 match for both teams.
In local domestic cricket, Lichfield Road is the home ground of Stone [Cricket Club |Stone Cricket Club] who play in the North Staffordshire and [South Cheshire League].