Cirencester Park (cricket ground)

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Cirencester Park
Ground information
Location Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Establishment1853 (first recorded match)
Team information
Gloucestershire (1879)
As of 11 September 2010
Source: Ground profile

Cirencester Park is a cricket ground in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1853, when Cirencester played an All-England Eleven. [1]

In 1879, Gloucestershire played a single first-class match at the ground against Surrey, which ended in a draw. [2]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Cirencester Cricket Club. [3]

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