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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.
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| The Grange | |
 The clubhouse | |
| Ground information | |
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| Location | 7 Portgower Place, Edinburgh |
| Coordinates | 55.961°N 3.213°W |
| 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 | 7 September 2024: Scotland v  Australia |
| First WT20I | 5 September 2022: Scotland v  Ireland |
| Last WT20I | 6 September 2022: Scotland v Ireland |
| As of 28 July 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
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]
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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.
- Scotland national cricket team – The Grange is perhaps most importantly home to the Scotland national cricket team, who represent Scotland for cricket in international matches.[5]
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The Grange hosted two ODIs during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
31 May 1999 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- 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.
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Fawad Ahmed (Aus) and Hamish Gardiner (Sco) made their ODI debuts.
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- 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]
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One Day Internationals
Fourteen ODI centuries have been scored on the ground.[8]
| No. | Batter | Date | Team | Opponent | Score | Balls | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Hussey | 28 August 2009 | Australia | Scotland | 111 | 83 | Won |
| 2 | Paul Stirling | 12 July 2011 | Ireland | Scotland | 113 | 95 | Lost |
| 3 | Aaron Finch | 3 September 2013 | Australia | Scotland | 148 | 114 | Won |
| 4 | Shaun Marsh | 3 September 2013 | Australia | Scotland | 151 | 151 | Won |
| 5 | Rahmat Shah (1/2) | 4 July 2016 |  Afghanistan | Scotland | 100* | 123 | No result |
| 6 | Kyle Coetzer (1/2) | 14 August 2016 | Scotland | United Arab Emirates | 127 | 121 | Won |
| 7 | Preston Mommsen | 14 August 2016 | Scotland | United Arab Emirates | 111* | 101 | Won |
| 8 | Calum MacLeod (1/4) | 16 August 2016 | Scotland | United Arab Emirates | 103 | 122 | Won |
| 9 | Calum MacLeod (2/4) | 10 September 2016 | Scotland |  Hong Kong | 102 | 107 | Won |
| 10 | Kyle Coetzer (2/2) | 15 June 2017 | Scotland |  Zimbabwe | 109 | 101 | Won |
| 11 | Calum MacLeod (3/4) | 10 June 2018 | Scotland |  England | 140* | 94 | Won |
| 12 | Jonny Bairstow | 10 June 2018 | England | Scotland | 105 | 59 | Lost |
| 13 | Calum MacLeod (4/4) | 10 May 2019 | Scotland | Afghanistan | 100 | 89 | Lost |
| 14 | Rahmat Shah (2/2) | 10 May 2019 | Afghanistan | Scotland | 113 | 115 | Won |
One Day Internationals
Four ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.[9]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opponent | 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 Twenty20 five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground.[10]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opponent | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alasdair Evans | 11 July 2015 | Scotland |  Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 6.00 | Lost |
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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.
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