Epsom Cricket Club
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Epsom Cricket Club ground
Epsom Cricket Club is based at Epsom, Surrey, and was briefly a top-class team, first recorded in 1730 and playing top-class matches from 1814 to 1819. The current club is based at the Francis Schnadhorst Memorial ground in Woodcote Road, Epsom.
History[]
Epsom is first recorded in 1730, playing against Sunbury on Epsom Down.[1] The 19th century club is first recorded on 28–29 July 1814 when it played Brighton at the Royal New Ground in Brighton. Brighton won by 10 wickets.[2] The club's last known important match in 1819 was against Hampshire at Epsom Downs and they lost that by 135 runs.[3]
References[]
- ^ Buckley, p. 4.
- ^ CricketArchive – match scorecard. Retrieved on 21 July 2009.
- ^ CricketArchive – match scorecard. Retrieved on 21 July 2009.
Bibliography[]
- Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
Categories:
- Former senior cricket clubs
- English cricket in the 19th century
- Cricket clubs established in the 19th century
- Cricket in Surrey
- English club cricket teams
- English cricket team stubs