Gidea Park Sports Ground Explained

Ground Name:Gidea Park Sports Ground
Country:England
Location:Gidea Park, Romford, England
Establishment:1948 (first recorded match)
Year1:1950–1968
Club1:Essex
Date:12 September
Year:2010
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/715.html Ground profile

Gidea Park Sports Ground is a cricket ground in Gidea Park, Romford, England. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1948, when the Essex Second XI played the Sussex Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[1]

Essex played their first first-class match there in 1950, when they played Hampshire. From 1950 to 1968 the ground played host to 34 first-class matches, the last of which saw Essex play Surrey.[2]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Gidea Park and Romford Cricket Club[3] who play in the Essex Premier League.

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/715_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Gidea Park Sports Ground
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/715_f.html First-Class Matches played on Gidea Park Sports Ground
  3. http://www.gprcc.co.uk/default.aspx Gidea Park and Romford Cricket Club