Victoria Ground (Leeds) Explained

Ground Name:Victoria Ground
Country:England
Location:Leeds, Yorkshire
Coord:53.811°N -1.5662°W
Establishment:1846 (first recorded match)
Date:22 August
Year:2010
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/571.html Ground profile

The Victoria Ground (also known as the Royal Park) was a cricket ground in Leeds, Yorkshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1846, when a Yorkshire team played the All-England Eleven.[1] The ground was due to host a first-class match in 1858 between the United North of England Eleven and the United South of England Eleven, but it was cancelled.[2]

The final recorded match on the ground saw Leeds play the United North of England Eleven in 1878. The original size of the ground had decreased in 1858 when a portion of it was sold to a new owner and by 1890 the entire ground had been sold to be built upon.

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/571_misc.html Other matches played on Victoria Ground
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/571_f.html First-Class Matches played on Victoria Ground