In response to a recent travel feature on Corfu, readers have highlighted other cricket grounds located within UNESCO World Heritage sites. Alex Preston had mentioned playing on what he believed was the only such pitch, in Corfu, but correspondents have pointed out additional examples in the UK and Sri Lanka.
David Dudding of London notes that Bath boasts a cricket pitch within its UNESCO World Heritage site, with the Recreation Ground possibly counting as a second. He also recalls that Galle, Sri Lanka, where former England and Somerset bowler Andy Caddick played a Test in 2001, has a ground adjacent to the historic Galle Fort, which is a UNESCO site.
Alan Burkitt-Gray of London adds that Greenwich Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, contains a cricket field in its south-west corner. These contributions expand the list of cricket grounds set within globally recognized heritage locations.
