British Aerospace Company Ground

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British Aerospace Company Ground
Ground information
Location Byfleet, Surrey
EstablishmentBetween 1914-1918
Capacity5,000
Team information
Surrey (1970-1979)
As of 29 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

British Aerospace Company Ground was a cricket ground in Byfleet, Surrey. The ground was built as a works venue for the nearby Vickers-Armstrongs factory at nearby Brooklands. In 1920 a factory side was established, although the first recorded match on the ground was in 1970 when Surrey played Warwickshire in what was the ground's first List-A match. From 1970 to 1979, the ground played host to 10 List-A matches, the last of which was between Surrey and Warwickshire in the 1979 John Player League. [1]

The ground also hosted 7 Surrey Second XI matches in the Second XI Championship between 1970 and 1978. [2]

1979 was to be the final year in which the ground was used, with the M25 motorway being constructed through it. [3]

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