{{Short description|Public School in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use British English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox venue | former_names = | image = Trent College Grounds - geograph.org.uk - 1204619.jpg | image_size = 245 | image_caption = Trent College Grounds (2009) | fullname = Trent College | location = Derby Road<br>Long Eaton<br>NG10 4AD | coordinates = {{coord|52.8985|-1.2833|display=inline,title}} | built = 1868 | opened = 1869 | owner = Trent College | tenants = | seating_capacity = | record_attendance = 6,000 (Derbyshire v. Kent, John Player League, 6 July 1975) | surface = Grass | dimensions = }} The '''Trent College Ground''' is a cricket ground at Trent College in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. The ground has hosted five List A matches, all John Player League matches involving Derbyshire, who played one match each year at the ground from 1975 to 1979, with an estimated 6,000 spectators packed into the ground for the Derbyshire vs Kent match on 6 July 1975.<ref name="espnCricInfo 1975">{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1975/ENG_LOCAL/SUNLG/DERBY_KENT_SUNLG_06JUL1975.html |title=John Player's League, 1975 Derbyshire v Kent |website=static.espncricinfo.com |date= |publisher=espnCricInfo |accessdate=2022-09-25}}</ref> Evidence of cricket being played on Trent College grounds date back to 1869, with records revealing two matches that year (one of them against Appleby Grammar School). Trent won both matches.<ref name="Breakwell 1994">{{cite book |title=The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley |pages=197–209 |date=1994 |first=Keith |last=Breakwell |isbn=978-0-9521-4371-0}}</ref>
==Game information== :{| class="wikitable" |- ! Game Type ! No. of Games |- | County Championship Matches | 0 |- | limited-over county matches | 5 |- | Twenty20 matches | 0 |}
===One-day matches=== :{| class="wikitable" |- ! Category ! Information |- | Highest Team Score | Derbyshire (233/4 in 39.2 overs against Surrey) in 1978 |- | Lowest Team Score | Derbyshire (130/9 in 40 overs against Leicestershire) in 1977 |- | Best Batting Performance | Mark Faber (71 Runs for Sussex against Derbyshire) in 1976 |- | Best Bowling Performance | Peter Kirsten (5/34 for Derbyshire against Northamptonshire) in 1979 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57139.html Cricinfo Website - Ground Page] * [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/602.html Cricket Archive page]
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