. ▁ ▁The ▁ground ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁York shire ▁Gent le men ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁Gr ound , ▁having ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁York shire ▁Gent le men ▁from ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁Its ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁W igg inton ▁Road ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁by ▁York ▁Cr icket ▁Club . ▁ ▁W igg inton ▁Road ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound ▁is ▁now ▁covered ▁by ▁York ▁Hospital ▁which ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁W ig ging ton ▁Road . ▁ ▁Cr icket ▁ ▁York shire ▁won ▁the ▁solit ary ▁first ▁class ▁match ▁by ▁ 8 ▁w ick ets ▁after ▁bow ling ▁Kent ▁out ▁for ▁ 4 6 ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁inn ings ▁with ▁three ▁Kent ▁players , ▁somewhat ▁b izar re ly ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁denoted ▁as ▁" abs ent ▁injured " ▁when ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁turn ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Prince ▁Albert ▁Victor , ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁grand son , ▁attended ▁the ▁match . ▁The ▁ground ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁York shire ▁Second ▁XI ▁matches ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁the ▁hospital ▁authorities ▁which ▁owned ▁the ▁site ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁re develop ed . ▁The ▁final ▁game ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6