Elm Avenue

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{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Elm Avenue

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| country = England

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| location = Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire

| establishment = 1927 (first recorded match)

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| year1 = 1966-1978

| club1 = Nottinghamshire

| date = 31 August

| year = 2010

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/644.html Ground profile

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Elm Avenue is a cricket ground in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1930 when it was opened by the Ransome & Marles Company.Cricket Grounds of Nottinghamshire P.Wynne-Thomas ACS 1984 p.20 During its history, the ground has played host to 23 Nottinghamshire Second XI matches in both the Minor Counties Championship and Second Eleven Championship.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/644_sec.html Second XI Championship Matches played on Elm Avenue]

Nottinghamshire first played first-class cricket at the ground in the 1966 County Championship when it played Lancashire. From 1966 to 1978, the ground hosted 11 first-class matches, the last of which came against Worcestershire.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/644_f.html First-Class Matches played on Elm Avenue]

The ground held its first List-A match in 1970 when Nottinghamshire played Somerset in the John Player League. Between 1970 and 1976, the ground held 4 List-A matches, the last of which saw Nottinghamshire play Middlesex in the 1976 John Player League.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/644_a.html List-A Matches played on Elm Avenue]

In local domestic cricket, the ground was formerly the home venue of Newark Ransome and Marles Cricket Club.[http://ransomeandmarles.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp Ransome and Marles Cricket Club]