North Marine Road/Queen’s (Scarborough)

North Marine Road Ground, formerly known as Queen’s, is a cricket ground in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Scarborough Cricket Club, which hosts the Scarborough Festival, and the Yorkshire County Cricket Club plays a series of fixtures in the second half of the season each year.

General information

Arena capacity: 11,500 spectators

Address: North Marine Road, Scarborough, YO12 7TJ

GPS coordinates for the navigator: 54.2883° N, 0.4052° W

Year of construction: 1863

Seating plan of North Marine Road

Where to buy tickets?

Tickets for the forthcoming County Matches can be purchased at the Gate, payment can be made by Card or Cash. Tickets should not be purchased or obtained from or through any person, company, agent or otherwise than directly by the Purchaser from SCC or its authorized agent. SCC reserves the right to refuse to sell to individuals or agencies suspected of intending to resell Tickets in breach of the conditions.

Tickets will not be available for purchase from the office on the day of the game. It’s strongly advised for everyone to purchase tickets in advance through the Scarborough Cricket Club office – by phone or [email protected]

How to get there?

You can get to North Marine Road, Scarborough by Bus or Train. These are the lines and routes that have stops nearby:

• Bus: 12, 843;
• Train: NORTHERN, TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS.

Details of train timetables are available on the Trans Pennine Express www.tpexpress.co.uk and Northern Trains websites www.northernrailway.co.uk

Park and Ride service will be operating from Filey Road.

www.eastyorkshirebuses.co.uk Details are on the Scarborough Council website.

Access onto the outfield will be allowed before and after play and during the intervals unless otherwise announced.

Access to the square is not allowed at any time.

Where to eat?

Food outlets and refreshments will be available in the ground at the Lean To, Tea Room and West Stand, as well as various franchised kiosks at various locations including a burger bar, fish and chips outlet and ice cream kiosks. There will be a Family Stand, in the eastern section of the North Stand, which will be alcohol free. Non-alcoholic beverages will be available from the existing bars. Vegetarian and Halal options will be available from existing food outlets around the ground. Water fountains will also be situated around the ground.

Facilities

North Marine Road Ground is adept with many facilities.

Pavilion

The seating in front of the Pavilion is available to Scarborough C.C. and Yorkshire C.C.C. members.

The seating on the Pavilion balcony is generally restricted to club and county officials, selected sponsors and players. Only in exceptional circumstances is any seating available to members.

The Pavilion Clubroom on the second floor will be open to Scarborough C.C. and Yorkshire C.C.C. members where morning coffee will be served and the bar open throughout the hours of play.

The Pavilion Dining Room, adjacent to the Clubroom, is available for Luncheon and Afternoon Tea but these must be pre-booked.

The Pavilion Lounge on the first floor is restricted to sponsors and corporate guests.

Scorecards

Scorecards will be available from areas on the main concourse as spectators enter the Ground.

Multi-Faith Room/Quiet Room

This is located underneath the Press Box in the North Stand. Please follow the signage to the room.

Family Enclosure

Located in the eastern section of the North Stand.

Emergency Seating Area

Located in the West Stand.

History

Cricket was first staged at the ground in 1863, when tenancy of Jackson’s field on North Marine Road was obtained, matches having been played at Castle Hill in Scarborough since 1849. Yorkshire started playing there in 1878, when MCC beat Yorkshire by 7 wickets. The first County Championship game was held there in 1896, when Yorkshire beat Leicestershire by 162 runs. With the demise of the other ‘out’ grounds, Scarborough is one of the few regular venues for county cricket in Yorkshire along with Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

The end-of-season Scarborough Festival, staged to capitalize on the large numbers of Yorkshire tourists in the seaside resort, saw touring teams, county teams and Yorkshire play in a mixture of friendly, championship and one-day cricket. The Fenner Trophy, a one-day competition featuring four counties, ran from 1971 to 1996 under the names of various sponsors. The centenary of the festival was celebrated in 1986, with Sir Len Hutton as president.