Vista Road Recreation Ground

{{Short description|Cricket ground in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England}}

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{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Vista Road Recreation Ground

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| country = England

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| location = Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

| establishment = 1931 (first recorded match)

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| year1 = 1931–1966

| club1 = Essex

| date = 11 September

| year = 2010

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/417.html CricketArchive

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Vista Road Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Its first recorded first-class cricket match was in 1931 when Essex County Cricket Club played there against Lancashire. Essex played a total of 60 first-class matches on the ground between 1931 and 1966, playing their final first-class match there versus Leicestershire in the 1966 County Championship.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/417_f.html First-Class Matches played on Vista Road Recreation Ground], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

Vista Road has also held five Second XI fixtures between 1948 and 1952 for the Essex 2nd XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/417_minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Vista Road Recreation Ground], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

In local cricket, the ground hosts Clacton Cricket Club,[https://clactononsea.play-cricket.com/home www.clactononsea.play-cricket.com] of which Nigel Farage is a supporter.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/30/stephen-fry-says-mcc-stinks-of-privilege-and-classism/ www.telegraph.co.uk]