Victoria Ground (Leeds)

{{short description|Former park and cricket ground in Leeds}}

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{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Victoria Ground

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| country = England

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| location = Leeds, Yorkshire

| 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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