Several sports take place on various parts of the Inch, including
cricket,
rugby and
golf.
Golf There is a reference to King
James IV playing golf in Perth in 1504, despite a recently passed law prohibiting the game. In 1864 and 1866, the Inch was the venue for two open tournaments. That of 1864 was won by Old Tom Morris. His son, "Young" Tom Morris, played in the same tournament. The ground held its first
first-class match when
Scotland played
Ireland in 1909. Five further first-class matches were played there, the last of which came in 1970 when Scotland played Ireland. Other first-class matches had seen the ground host the
Australians in 1912,
Wales in 1923, and the
South Africans in 1929. The ground held its first
List A match when Scotland played
Yorkshire in the
1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. Three further List A matches were played there, the last of which saw Scotland play
Lancashire in the
1989 Benson & Hedges Cup. In the
1986 Benson & Hedges Cup Scotland historically defeated Lancashire, marking their first defeat of county opposition in limited-overs cricket. During an inter-county match against
Forfarshire, a temporary stand holding nearly 500 people
collapsed, injuring over 150 people. In recent history the ground has become the victim of repeated vandalism and lack of funds. This led, in 2009, to the extinction of Perth County Cricket Club, which played at North Inch. ==Gallery==