Welkom Mines Recreation Ground

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Welkom Mines Recreation Ground
Location Welkom, Free State
Construction
Broke ground1954
Opened1954
Tenants
Orange Free State cricket team (occasional) (1954-1963)
Website
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Welkom Mines Recreation Ground is a multi purpose stadium in Welkom, Free State. The ground is mostly used for local cricket matches. It also hosted three first-class matches between 1954 and 1963 as the home ground for the Orange Free State cricket team, [1] the first being a loss to the Transvaal cricket team by nine wickets on November 26, 27 and 29; 1954 as a part of the 1954/55 Currie Cup. [2]

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