The Grange Club

The Grange
The clubhouse
Ground information
Location	7 Portgower Place, Edinburgh
Coordinates	55°57′40″N 3°12′47″W / 55.961°N 3.213°W / 55.961; -3.213
Establishment	1832
Capacity	5,000
Owner	The Grange Club
Tenants	Scotland national cricket team (1999-present)
End names
Pavilion End Nursery End
International information
First ODI	24 May 1999:  Scotland v  Bangladesh
Last ODI	31 July 2022:  Scotland v  New Zealand
First T20I	9 July 2015:  Scotland v  United Arab Emirates
Last T20I	28 July 2023:  Scotland v  Ireland
First WT20I	5 September 2022:  Scotland v  Ireland
Last WT20I	8 September 2022:  Scotland v  Ireland
As of 28 July 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo

The Grange Club is a cricket and sports club in the Stockbridge district of Edinburgh, Scotland. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team, and is situated adjacent to the Edinburgh Academy sports ground, which is in Raeburn Place.

History

The Grange Club was founded in 1832, in The Grange district of Edinburgh. In 1872 it moved to its current location at Raeburn Place in the Stockbridge district and has hosted out of its pavilion since 1893. The pavilion cost £1,400 and was officially opened on 29 June 1893 by Lord Moncrieff. The pavilion was restored in 1998 at a cost of £450,000.^[1]

After the Scottish Cricket Union disbanded in 1883 The Grange Club assumed responsibility as the governing body of cricket in Scotland for a time and still holds considerable national influence.

The decorative scheme to the interior of the Pavilion is designed to complement the exterior. The Long Room, is modelled on the Marylebone Cricket Club's 'Long Room' at Lord's Cricket Ground, London.

The Club was also associated with The Dyvours Club, Edinburgh's oldest lawn tennis club, who were founded in 1883, and played on the grounds.^[2]

Cricket

The Grange has hosted numerous high profile international matches over the years featuring teams such as Australia, Pakistan, England and New Zealand. Some of the world's finest cricketers have played at The Grange, from W. G. Grace in 1895 and Donald Bradman in 1948 to Brian Lara in 1995, Shane Warne and Andrew Flintoff. The ground has hosted Scotland's home matches in ECB domestic cricket competitions.

International Venue

The Grange hosted Scotland's first official One Day International (ODI) outside of a Cricket World Cup on 27 June 2006. A capacity crowd saw Scotland lose by five wickets to Pakistan. It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.^[3]

Clubs

The Grange Club is the home ground for:

• The Grange Cricket Club. The Grange Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club whose 1st XI play in the Cricket Scotland Eastern Premiership, the top tier of cricket for teams of the East of Scotland Cricket Association (ESCA) and Strathmore & Perthshire Cricket Union regional associations. The club 2nd XI play in the ESCA Baillie Gifford Championship Division. The Grange Cricket Club has won the Scottish Cup six times, the East of Scotland League (1953–1996) fourteen times and the Scottish National Cricket League (1997–present) five times.^[4]
• The Eastern Knights. As of 2016 The Grange Club has also been one of the home grounds for the Eastern Knights, who play in the Regional Pro Series, the highest, and only professional, tier of Scottish cricket.
• The Scottish National Cricket Team. The Grange is perhaps most importantly home to the Scottish National Cricket Team, who represent Scotland for cricket in international matches.^[5]

Cricket World Cup

This stadium hosted two ODIs during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

24 May 1999 Scorecard

Bangladesh  185/9 (50 overs)	v	Scotland 163 (46.2 overs)
Minhajul Abedin 68* (116) John Blain 4/37 (10 overs)		Gavin Hamilton 63 (71) Hasibul Hossain 2/26 (8 overs)

Bangladesh won by 22 runs Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA) Player of the match: Minhajul Abedin (Ban)

31 May 1999 Scorecard

Scotland  121 (42.1 overs)	v	New Zealand 123/4 (17.5 overs)
Ian Stanger 27 (58) Chris Harris 4/7 (3.1 overs)		Roger Twose 54* (49) John Blain 3/53 (7 overs)

New Zealand won by 6 wickets Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Player of the match: Geoff Allott (NZ)

• New Zealand needed to score 122 within 21.2 overs to qualify for Super Sixes stage. New Zealand qualified for Super Sixes. West Indies eliminated.

Scotland v England June 2018

Only ODI

10 June 2018 11:00 Scorecard

Scotland  371/5 (50 overs)	v	England 365 (48.5 overs)
Calum MacLeod 140* (94) Adil Rashid 2/72 (10 overs)		Jonny Bairstow 105 (59) Mark Watt 3/55 (10)

Scotland won by 6 runs The Grange Club, Edinburgh Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Allan Haggo (Sco) Player of the match: Calum MacLeod (Sco)

• England won the toss and elected to field.
• Dylan Budge (Sco) made his ODI debut.
• Calum MacLeod scored the fastest century by a batsman for Scotland in ODIs^[6] and became the first batsman for Scotland to score a century in ODIs against England.^[7]
• Scotland made their highest score in ODIs and the highest score by an Associate team against a Full Member team.^[7]
• Jonny Bairstow became the first batsman for England to score centuries in three consecutive ODIs.^[7]
• Scotland win for the first time against England in any format.^[7]

International Centuries

One-Day Internationals

Fourteen ODI centuries have been scored on the ground.^[8]

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	111	David Hussey	Australia	83	Scotland	28 August 2009	Won
2	113	Paul Stirling	Ireland	95	Scotland	12 July 2011	Lost
3	148	Aaron Finch	Australia	114	Scotland	3 September 2013	Won
4	151	Shaun Marsh	Australia	151	Scotland	3 September 2013	Won
5	100*	Rahmat Shah (1/2)	Afghanistan	123	Scotland	4 July 2016	No result
6	127	Kyle Coetzer (1/2)	Scotland	121	United Arab Emirates	14 August 2016	Won
7	111*	Preston Mommsen	Scotland	101	United Arab Emirates	14 August 2016	Won
8	103	Calum MacLeod (1/4)	Scotland	122	United Arab Emirates	16 August 2016	Won
9	102	Calum MacLeod (2/4)	Scotland	107	Hong Kong	10 September 2016	Won
10	109	Kyle Coetzer (2/2)	Scotland	101	Zimbabwe	15 June 2017	Won
11	140*	Calum MacLeod (3/4)	Scotland	94	England	10 June 2018	Won
12	105	Jonny Bairstow	England	59	Scotland	10 June 2018	Lost
13	100	Calum MacLeod (4/4)	Scotland	89	Afghanistan	10 May 2019	Lost
14	113	Rahmat Shah (2/2)	Afghanistan	115	Scotland	10 May 2019	Won

Five Wicket Hauls

One Day Internationals

Four ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.^[9]

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Gordon Goudie	28 August 2009	Scotland	Australia	1	10	73	5	7.30	Lost
2	Lasith Malinga	13 July 2011	Sri Lanka	Scotland	2	9.4	30	5	3.10	Won
3	Con de Lange	15 June 2017	Scotland	Zimbabwe	2	8	60	5	7.50	Won
4	Graeme Cremer	17 June 2017	Zimbabwe	Scotland	1	10	29	5	2.90	Won

Twenty20 Internationals

Only one twenty-20 five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.^[10]

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Alasdair Evans	11 July 2015	Scotland	Netherlands	1	4	24	5	6.00	Lost

Squash, tennis and hockey

The Grange also hosts other sports besides cricket. It has five squash courts, which support men's and ladies' teams that compete at all regional and national levels. Uniquely for a private club in Scotland, The Grange is also home to The Dyvours Club which has four grass tennis courts and four floodlit astroturf courts. Grange Hockey Club supports eight men's hockey teams which represents a broad range of ability. The 1st XI recently played in Europe, having won the Scottish Cup, and also play in the Euro Hockey League. The Grange Club is also home to Grange Edinburgh Ladies Hockey Club with four teams. All the constituent clubs have vibrant junior sections.