Vista Road Recreation Ground

Vista Road Recreation Ground
Ground information
Location Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Establishment 1931 (first recorded match)
Domestic team information
Essex (1931–1966)
As of 11 September 2010
Source: Ground profile

Vista Road Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1931, when Essex played their first first-class match there against Lancashire. Essex played 60 first-class matches there between 1931 and 1966, playing their final first-class match there against Leicestershire in the 1966 County Championship.[1]

The ground has also held 5 Second XI fixtures between 1948 and 1952 for the Essex Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[2]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Clacton Cricket Club[3] who play in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League.

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Coordinates: 51°47′56″N 1°09′37″E / 51.79883°N 1.16025°E