Welkom Mines Recreation Ground Explained

Welkom Mines Recreation Ground
Location:Welkom, Free State
Broke Ground:1954
Opened:1954
Tenants:Orange Free State cricket team (occasional) (1954-1963)
Website:Cricinfo

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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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1672_f.html First-class matches
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/21/21359.html Scorecard