Bowdon Cricket Club was founded in 1856 and first played at South Downs Road in 1865, having agreed to rent the ground from the 7th Earl of Stamford.

[1] The grounds pavilion was constructed in 1874, with its original facade remaining to this day.

[1] Cheshire first played at the ground in the 1910 Minor Counties Championship against Durham.

[2] From 1980 to 2001, Cheshire played annually at the ground, with the final Minor Counties Championship match hosted there seeing Shropshire.

[2] The ground held its first List A match when it was selected as a home venue for the combined Minor Counties cricket team, with the team playing Lancashire there in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup.