Scorers, Shirley

Scorers is a cricket ground in Shirley, Solihull that is the home of Moseley Cricket Club, who played their first recorded match on the ground in 1956.^[1][2]

Scorers

Scorers in 2023
Ground information
Location	Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands
Coordinates	52.421366°N 1.821692°W / 52.421366; -1.821692
Home club	Moseley Cricket Club
Establishment	1956 (first recorded match)
International information
First WODI	10 July 2013:  Ireland v  Pakistan
First WT20I	8 July 2013:  Ireland v  Pakistan
Last WT20I	10 September 2014:  Ireland v  South Africa
Team information
Central Sparks (2023–present)
As of 13 July 2023 Source: CricketArchive

Scorers has hosted Warwickshire County Cricket Club Second XI matches since 1972.^[3][4][5] A game apiece in the 1979, 1982 and 1986 ICC Trophy tournaments were held at the ground.^[6]

The ground hosted Division Seven of the inaugural Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009, and the Midlands and North Division Three of the 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup.^[7] It also hosted Warwickshire Women matches between 2010 and 2015.^[8]

The ground hosted its first international matches on 8 July 2013, with two Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) between Ireland and Pakistan, both won by Pakistan.^[9] The ground hosted its first Women's One Day International two days later, between the same sides, again won by Pakistan.^[10] The ground went on to host three WT20Is between Ireland and South Africa in September 2014.^[9]

In July 2023, the ground played host to its first Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match, between Central Sparks and Western Storm, although the match was abandoned (with a toss).^[8][11]