White Post Road

White Post Road is a cricket ground in Bodicote, Oxfordshire.

History

Banbury Cricket Club originally played in Banbury at Grange Road, but the Banbury Recreational Trust sold the ground to a housing developer. The Trust moved the cricket club to a new ground close by at White Post Road in the neighbouring village of Bodicote, with the new ground being ready for the 1996 season. Oxfordshire [County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire] first played National Counties of [English and Welsh cricket|minor counties cricket] there against Dorset in the 1997 Minor Counties Championship. Oxfordshire later played two List A one-day matches there against Herefordshire in the 1st round of the 2003 [Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy] and the Lancashire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. As of, Oxfordshire continues to play national counties fixtures at the ground, having also played NCCA Knockout Trophy and National Counties T20 matches there.

Records

List A

Highest team total: 267 for 9 by Herefordshire v Oxfordshire, 2003
Lowest team total: 141 all out by Oxfordshire v Herefordshire, as above
Highest individual innings: 67 not out by Stephen Dearden for Lancashire Cricket Board v Oxfordshire, 2002
Best bowling in an innings: 5-19 by Franklyn Rose for Herefordshire v Oxfordshire, 2003