Vista Road Recreation Ground
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| Location | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | ||
| Establishment | 1931 (first recorded match) | ||
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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
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