Church Road Cricket Ground

[1] During the Second World War, Reading Cricket Club played several exhibition matches against London Counties and a British Empire XI.

A single first-class match was played at the ground in 1981 between a combined Minor Counties team and the touring Sri Lankans.

[4] The match ended in a draw, with Peter Johnson and Richard Lewis making half centuries for the Minor Counties, while Sidath Wettimuny and Yohan Goonasekera both passed the same landmark for the Sri Lankans.

[5] The ground hosted its third List A match two years later when Berkshire played Yorkshire in the 1983 NatWest Trophy, while two years it hosted its fourth List A match when a combined Minor Counties team played Hampshire in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.

[3] Two years previous to that fixture, the ground held its forty-first and last Minor Counties Championship match when Berkshire played Cheshire.