Vista Road Recreation Ground
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| Location | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | ||
| Establishment | 1931 (first recorded match) | ||
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| As of 11 September 2010 Source: CricketArchive | |||
Vista Road Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Its first recorded first-class cricket match was in 1931 when Essex County Cricket Club played there against Lancashire. Essex played a total of 60 first-class matches on the ground between 1931 and 1966, playing their final first-class match there versus Leicestershire in the 1966 County Championship.[1]
Vista Road has also held five Second XI fixtures between 1948 and 1952 for the Essex 2nd XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[2]
In local cricket, the ground hosts Clacton Cricket Club,[3] of which Nigel Farage is a supporter.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ First-Class Matches played on Vista Road Recreation Ground, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Vista Road Recreation Ground, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ www.clactononsea.play-cricket.com
- ^ www.telegraph.co.uk
External links
[edit]- Vista Road Recreation Ground on CricketArchive
- Vista Road Recreation Ground on CricInfo
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