Gloucestershire Cricket Board

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The Gloucestershire Cricket Board (GCB) is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Gloucestershire.

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From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the early rounds of English domestic one-day tournament matches, which had List A status. [1] They played a total of seven List A games, winning two.

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