What ever happened to the old cricket test ground?

The old cricket test ground and buildings nr the football ground.

Can you be a little more precise?

Do you mean Bramall Lane?

Sorry, yes, Utds ground i think, i went once and saw an old building, im sure i was told it was the old pavillion

It was originally left standing after they built the South Stand (on top of the finest cricket square in the country) in the 70's but demolished to make way for the car park.

they built a sty on it

Last match there, Yorkshire v Lancashire 4,6,7, August 1973. Lord Hawke has put a curse on the football for the removal of first-class cricket which may explain the Blades' lack of silverware.

I can just about remember going to that final cricket match at the Lane.

For any cricket buffs out there - here's the scorecard:

http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33650.html

Still a sore point with me, but one of many memories both from watching Yorkshire and playing for Sheffield Boys/Sheffield United CC with both excellent nets behind the Kop and the indoor ones in the pavilion.

For £1:5s - I had three nights coaching (nets) per week and twelve days first-class cricket. I received 2/6d at the end of each day's play collecting the red and green seat cushions up. The Kop was then stone steps and spectators sat on these cushions to watch the cricket.

Sheffield then was a thriving steel city with 24 hour (3x8hr) shifts and those working from 2pm until 10pm would go to the Lane for the morning session.

In 1960, temporary seating was erected on the cricket pitch for the FA Cup 6th round tie that Wednesday, with two Wilkinson goals, won 2-0. In those days, the players' entrance and tunnel to the pitch was on John Street, if that helps the younger readers picture the ground. At half-times, fans walked round from the Bramall Lane end to the Kop depending on which goal the Blades were attacking and did so through the cricket pavilion which had a characteristic scoreboard in front of it for football.

There used to be a boundary rope on the football field (goal to goal) roughly and the concrete around the ground was the boundary. The cricket grass was like a snooker table but there was a bit more grass on the football field. It was very well supported from all Yorkshire and top teams played there.

When the cricket ground closed,Geoff Boycott bought one of the pitches for his back garden in Fitzwilliam.

I have many happy memories of watching of watching Yorkshire in the days of Trueman, Close, and Illingworth at Bramall Lane. What a total waste of a great cricket ground.