E. Tredcroft's Ground
{{Short description|Cricket ground in Horsham, Sussex, England}}
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{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = E. Tredcroft's Ground
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| country = England
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| establishment = 1851 (first recorded match)
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| year1 = 1853-1855
| club1 = Sussex
| date = 27 August
| year = 2010
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/535.html Ground profile
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E. Tredcroft's Ground was a cricket ground at the Warnham Court estate, located at Horsham, Sussex. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1851, when the Gentlemen of Sussex played the Gentlemen of Surrey.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/535_misc.html Other matches played on E. Tredcroft's Ground] Edward Tredcroft, after whom the ground is named, was part of the Gentlemen of Sussex team.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/245/245993.html Gentlemen of Sussex v Gentlemen of Surrey, 1851] The first first-class match held at the ground came in 1853 when Sussex played the Marylebone Cricket Club. Sussex played two further first-class matches at the ground; in 1854 and 1855, with both matches coming against the Marylebone Cricket Club.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/535_f.html First-Class Matches played on E Tredcroft's Ground] The 1855 fixture was the final recorded match on the ground. A woodland was later planted inside the boundary of the ground.
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/535.html E. Tredcroft's Ground] on CricketArchive
- [http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57056.html E. Tredcroft's Ground] on Cricinfo
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Category:Defunct cricket grounds in England
Category:Cricket grounds in West Sussex
Category:Defunct sports venues in West Sussex