Vista Road Recreation Ground

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Vista Road Recreation Ground
Ground information
Location Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Establishment1931 (first recorded match)
Team information
Essex (1931–1966)
As of 11 September 2010
Source: CricketArchive

Vista Road Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The first recorded first-class cricket match on the ground 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 against Leicestershire in the 1966 County Championship. [1]

The ground has also held five Second XI fixtures between 1948 and 1952 for the Essex Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship. [2]

In local cricket, the ground is the home venue of Clacton Cricket Club.

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