Bothwell Castle Cricket Ground

{{Short description|Cricket ground in Uddingston, Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Bothwell Castle Policies Cricket Ground

| nickname = BCP

| country = Scotland

| image =

| location = Uddingston, Scotland

| establishment = 1902 (first recorded match)

| seating_capacity = 97,000

| end1 =

| end2 =

| year1 = 2012–present

| club1 = Scotland

| date = 17 May

| year = 2012

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1684.html Ground profile

}}

Bothwell Castle Policies Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Uddingston, Scotland, and is named after the nearby Bothwell Castle. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1902 when Uddingston played a friendly against Gloucestershire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1684_misc.html|title=Other matches played on Bothwell Castle, Uddingston|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 May 2012}} 110 years later the ground held its first List A match when Scotland played Glamorgan in the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40. A further List A match was held there in that same competition, with Hampshire the visitors.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/24/1684_a.html|title=List A Matches played on Bothwell Castle, Uddingston|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 May 2012}} Bothwell Castle was given these games due to damage caused by vandalism at Mannofield Park in Aberdeen, which was originally to host the two matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES5/articles/000012/001212.shtml|title=Uddingston given seal of approval|last=Dick|first=William|date=25 May 2012|publisher=www.cricketeurope4.net|accessdate=25 May 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528150046/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES5/articles/000012/001212.shtml|archivedate=28 May 2012}}

The ground is still used by Uddingston Cricket Club, where the first team lose regularly, whilst the second team are undefeated in a long time.{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/uddingstoncricketclub/|title=Uddingston Cricket Club|publisher=www.pitchero.com|accessdate=17 May 2012}}

Other facilities on site include a fully-equipped and floodlit hockey pitch used by Uddingston Hockey Club, and a more basic grass rugby pitch used by Uddingston RFC.[http://www.uddingstoncsc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=27 About Us], Uddingston Cricket & Sports Club[https://scottish-hockey.org.uk/uddingston-hockey-club-wins-ehf-large-club-of-the-year/ Uddingston Hockey Club wins EHF Large Club of the Year], Scottish Hockey, 11 November 2022