The first recorded match on the ground was in 1881, when Warrington played Huyton.
[1] The first Minor Counties Championship match held on the ground came in 1978 when Cheshire played the Lancashire Second XI.
From 1978 to 1994, the ground hosted 9 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final Minor Counties Championship fixture held on the ground coming in 1994 when Cheshire played Berkshire.
[2] Additionally, between 1986 and 1996, the ground held 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which saw Cheshire play Hertfordshire.
[3] The ground has also hosted a single List-A match between Cheshire and Nottinghamshire in the 1st round of the 1993 NatWest Trophy.