The ground is located off the Heath End Road and forms part of a wider sports and social club.

Their return was largely down to F. G. Watson, a local cricket enthusiast and building contractor, and a £1,000 donation from the Cathedral and Church Shops Association (CCSA) which funded improvements at the ground.

[2] The colliery closed in the same year that county cricket returned to ground, though it remained under the ownership of the miners' social welfare club.

[4] The ground was selected as one of the host venues for the 1986 ICC Trophy, a World Cup qualifying competition for associate members of the International Cricket Council.

A scoreboard, with a plaque commemorating Jack Smart affixed to it, and a groundsmans shed were also present.