Cricket club told to vacate ground by end of season
BBCOne of Oxfordshire's largest cricket clubs has been told to vacate its current ground in time for next season by the site's owner.
Oxford Cricket Club has played at the Oxford University Press Sports Association Ground at Jordan Hill, in the north of the city, since 2016.
But the club has now been told it must be out by the end of this season, alongside an adjacent bowls club and those using the site's tennis courts.
Landowners Oxford University Press (OUP) told the BBC that it was "no longer viable" for it to "continue to upgrade and maintain" the site "in the long-term".
In a statement, the publishing house said access to some areas the ground's pavilion would be "limited with immediate effect".
"But core facilities such as changing rooms and toilets will remain open until the whole site closes at the end of September," OUP said.
"Those who regularly use and access the site, including external parties, have been informed."
The closure would impact other sport groups using the site, including the OUP Bowls Club, the publisher confirmed.
OUP said the decision had come following a review of the site, which concluded use of the site was "limited" to a small number of its staff.
It added that it was considering options for the future of the site, but said there were no fixed plans in place.
The sports ground is next door to the site of the former North Oxford Golf Club - which closed in 2025 to make way for a housing development.
The BBC has contacted Oxford Cricket Club, OUP Bowls Club and those involved with running the site's tennis courts for a comment.
The cricket club is one of the county's largest clubs, with both its men's and women's first teams playing in the Home Counties Premier Cricket Leagues.
It has existed in one form or another for 130 years, and had played at sites across the city over that time before relocating to the OUP ground a decade ago.
The Romans currently field four men's teams, two women's XIs in local leagues alongside youth teams - with some home fixtures played elsewhere in the city, at Marston Sports Ground.