Walton Lea Road

{{Short description|Cricket ground in England}}

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

{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Walton Lea Road

| nickname =

| country = England

| image =

| location = Warrington, Cheshire, England

| establishment = 1881 (first recorded match)

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| end2 =

| international = true

| onlywodidate = 20 July

| onlywodiyear = 1993

| onlywodihome = Australia

| onlywodiaway = Netherlands

| year1 = 1982-1998 & 2001-2002

| club1 = Cheshire

| date = 6 September

| year = 2020

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/816.html Ground profile

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Walton Lea Road is a cricket ground in Warrington. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1881, when Warrington played Huyton.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/816_misc.html Other matches played on Walton Lea Road]

The first Minor Counties Championship match held on the ground came in 1978 when Cheshire played the Lancashire Second XI. From 1978 to 1994, the ground hosted 9 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship fixture held on the ground coming in 1994 when Cheshire played Berkshire.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/816_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Walton Lea Road] Additionally, between 1986 and 1996, the ground held 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which saw Cheshire play Hertfordshire.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/816_mint.html Minor Counties Trophy Matches played on Walton Lea Road]

The ground has also hosted a single List-A match between Cheshire and Nottinghamshire in the 1st round of the 1993 NatWest Trophy.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/816_a.html List-A Matches played on Walton Lea Road]

During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup the ground held a single Women's One Day International between Australia women and the Netherlands.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/816_wo.html Women's One-Day International Matches played on Walton Lea Road]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Warrington Cricket Club.[http://www.warringtonsportsclub.co.uk/cricket.html Warrington Cricket Club]