Oxton Cricket Club Ground

{{Short description|Cricket ground in England}}

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{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Townfield Lane

| nickname =

| country = England

| image = Lacrosse at Oxton Cricket Club - by Sue Adair.jpg

| location = Oxton, Cheshire

| establishment = 1882 (first recorded match)

| seating_capacity =

| owner = Oxton Cricket Club

| end1 =

| end2 =

| year1 = 1989

| club1 = Minor Counties

| year2 = 1895–2004

| club2 = Cheshire

| date = 20 August

| year = 2010

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/318.html Ground profile

}}

Townfield Lane is a cricket ground in Oxton, Merseyside (formerly in Cheshire). The first recorded match on the ground was in 1882 when Oxton played Huyton.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/318_misc.html Other matches played at Townfield Lane] The ground was first used by Cheshire in 1895 when they played Worcestershire in the Minor Counties Championship. Cheshire used the ground during a number of periods in the 20th century. They played 49 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship fixture held on the ground coming in 2004 against Devon.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/318_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played at Townfield Lane] The ground has also held 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches; the last of which was between Cheshire and Lincolnshire in 1987.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/318_mint.html Minor Counties Trophy Matches played at Townfield Lane]

The ground has also hosted List-A matches. The first List-A match on the ground was between Cheshire and Yorkshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. Cheshire used the ground for a further List-A match in the 1986 NatWest Trophy against Surrey. The third and final List-A match played on the ground to date saw a combined Minor Counties team play Nottinghamshire in the 1989 Benson and Hedges Cup.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/318_a.html List-A Matches played at Townfield Lane]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Oxton Cricket Club[http://www.oxtonsportsclub.com/ Oxton Cricket Club] who play in the Cheshire County Cricket League.