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The 18 grounds that Bedfordshire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below.

{{updated|12 May 2025}}

Redirects:

1. :William Barker (Surrey cricketer) – redirect Surrey
2. :Adam Barton (cricketer) – Sussex and Cambridge MCCU – some sourcing ([https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/cricket/hastings-ace-shines-in-australia-1046172 this]) but seems like a redirect to Sussex as the senior team
3. :Edwin Berrington – redirect Surrey
4. :Thomas Brown (cricketer, born 1845) – redirect Surrey
5. :Frederick Buckle – redirect Surrey – 15 matches
6. :Harry Budgen – redirect Surrey
7. :James Caffarey – text profile at CA; name is tricky with diff variations. Prob redirect
8. :William Charman – redirect Surrey
9. :George Clifford (cricketer) – redirect Surrey. Pro. 16 apps
10. :Leonard Gooder – redirect Surrey. 19 apps. Pro
11. :McIvor Jackson – redirect Surrey. 11 apps
12. :Patrick McKelvey – redirect Surrey. RAF
13. :James Meads – redirect Surrey. Alt middle name

Kept:

1. :Raymond Baker (cricketer) – some sourcing; seems likely more; enough to keep just about
2. :John Carmichael (cricketer) – Wisden obit 1915 and quote from S&B, so sources here; CA profile
3. :William Collett – Wisden obit
4. :George Comber – widen obit in 1931
5. :William Cook (Surrey cricketer) – capped, Gents, lots of matches; Wisden obit+
6. :William Graburn – Wisden obit+

To keep:

1. :Thomas Gunn – Wisden obit and quote 1909
2. :Walter Heath (Surrey cricketer) – Wisden obit; teams interesting; RAF??
3. :Frederick Johnson (Surrey cricketer) – Wisden obit; CA profile; pro
4. :Percival King – Wisden obit + quote; notes at CA; obvs important
5. :Geoffrey Kirby – Berkshire cap; prose at CI
6. :Ernest Kirk – Wisden obit++
7. :Ronald Lowe – brief Wisden obit
8. :Henry Mayo (cricketer) – brief Wisden obit; check Cricket obits
9. :Edwin Mills (cricketer) – check Notts; CA profile; feature Wisden obit
10. :Andrew Muggleton – ref already in place really helps
11. :Ernest Nice – brief Wisden obit
12. :Ernest Wilson (English cricketer) – 81 apps. Capped. Obit 1983

Check:

1. :John Bristow (cricketer) – 32 matches 1867–1873. Pro
2. :Albert Freeman (cricketer, born 1887) – 30 apps
3. :George Jones (Surrey cricketer) – capped; 102 matches; no Wisden obit?
4. :Kenneth King (cricketer) – 32 apps 1930s
5. :Kenneth McEntyre – lots of teams but only 3 apps. Might be something going on?

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