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{{about|the cricket ground|the area in Surrey|Epsom Downs}}
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{{Infobox cricket ground
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground = Epsom Down
| ground = Epsom Down
| location = [[Epsom]], [[Surrey]]
| image =
| home club = [[Epsom Cricket Club]]
| caption =
| location = [[Epsom]], [[Surrey]]
| home club = [[Epsom Cricket Club]]
| county club =
| county club =
| established = 1816
| established = 1816
| last used = 1819
| last used = 1819
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'''Epsom Down''' in the southern town outlands of [[Epsom]] was used as a venue for two [[first-class cricket]] matches between 1816 and 1819. Both were between the local [[Epsom Cricket Club]] and the [[Hampshire county cricket teams|Hampshire]] county team.<ref name=FC>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/469_f.html First-Class Matches played on Epsom Down]</ref> The approximate site is [[Epsom Downs Racecourse]].

'''Epsom Down''' near [[Epsom]] was used as a [[cricket]] venue for 2 [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches between 1816 and 1819, both of which saw [[Epsom Cricket Club]] played [[Hampshire county cricket teams|a team representing Hampshire]].<ref name=FC>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/469_f.html First-Class Matches played on Epsom Down]</ref>

The approximate location of the ground today would be near [[Epsom Downs Racecourse]].


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/469.html Epsom Down] at [[CricketArchive]]
* [http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/56976.html Epsom Down] at [[Cricinfo]]
* [http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/56976.html Epsom Down] at [[Cricinfo]]


{{English cricket venues in the 18th century}}
{{English cricket venues to 1825}}


[[Category:1816 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Surrey]]
[[Category:Defunct cricket grounds in England]]
[[Category:Defunct cricket grounds in England]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Surrey]]
[[Category:History of Surrey]]
[[Category:Defunct sports venues in Surrey]]
[[Category:Defunct sports venues in Surrey]]
[[Category:English cricket venues in the 19th century]]
[[Category:Epsom and Ewell]]
[[Category:Epsom and Ewell]]
[[Category:Sport in Surrey]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1816]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1816]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Surrey]]





Latest revision as of 19:16, 7 May 2024

51°18′25″N 0°16′16″W / 51.307°N 0.271°W / 51.307; -0.271

Epsom Down
LocationEpsom, Surrey
Home clubEpsom Cricket Club
Establishment1816
Last used1819

Epsom Down in the southern town outlands of Epsom was used as a venue for two first-class cricket matches between 1816 and 1819. Both were between the local Epsom Cricket Club and the Hampshire county team.[1] The approximate site is Epsom Downs Racecourse.

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