Victoria Ground (Leeds)
{{short description|Former park and cricket ground in Leeds}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = Victoria Ground
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| country = England
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| coord = {{coord|53.81099|-1.56619|display=inline}}
| establishment = 1846 (first recorded match)
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| date = 22 August
| year = 2010
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/571.html Ground profile
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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.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/571_misc.html Other matches played on Victoria Ground]{{Subscription required|date=February 2019}} 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.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/571_f.html First-Class Matches played on Victoria Ground]{{Subscription required|date=February 2019}}
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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External links
- [http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57095.html Victoria Ground] at ESPNcricinfo
Category:Defunct cricket grounds in England
Category:Cricket grounds in West Yorkshire
Category:Sports venues in Leeds
Category:Defunct sports venues in West Yorkshire
Category:Sports venues completed in 1846
Category:1846 establishments in England
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