out ground

noun

A ground other than a team's home ground, used for occasional matches.

Meanings

nounout ground (plural out grounds)

plural out grounds

  1. ball gamesA ground other than a team's home ground, used for occasional matches.

    Out ground cricket these days is not particularly fashionable for counties…

    2006, Edward Craig, Out of town but not out of favour, Cricinfo
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    I love playing at out grounds because there is always a festival feel about the ground and they always have endearing, if not quirky, characteristics.

    2011, Luke Sutton, Luke at county cricket: That festival feel at Chesterfield and Dhoni's hair-raiser, Daily Mail

    His best performance came at another out ground, St George's Road in Harrogate.

    2013, Andrew Glover, Remembering Yorkshire County Cricket Club's out grounds, BBC
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