Metropolitan Police Sports Club Ground, East Molesey

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Metropolitan Police Sports Club Ground
Imber Court
Ground information
Location East Molesey, Surrey
Establishment1940 (first recorded match)
End names
Football Ground End
Tennis Courts End
Team information
Surrey (1983)
As of 29 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

Metropolitan Police Sports Club Ground (also known as Imber Court [1] [2] ) is a cricket ground in East Molesey, Surrey. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1940, when the Metropolitan Police played a British Empire XI. [3]

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In 1983, Surrey played a single List A match at the ground against Northamptonshire. [4]

In 2003, Surrey returned to use the ground for two Twenty20 matches in the Twenty20 Cup, played against Essex and Sussex. [5]

Being based at a police training college, the ground is used by a number of police teams. A well maintained ground, the cricket pavilion was constructed in 1983. [6]

Other Metropolitan Police Sports Club Grounds

The Metropolitan Police have other sports clubs at Bushey, Chigwell, and Hayes.

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