Recreational Trust Ground

Coordinates: 51°43′26″N 2°31′42″W / 51.72399°N 2.52826°W / 51.72399; -2.52826
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Recreational Trust Ground
Ground information
LocationLydney, Gloucestershire
Team information
Gloucestershire (1963-1975)
As of 11 September 2010
Source: Ground profile

Recreational Trust Ground is a cricket ground in Lydney, Gloucestershire. The first inter-county match on the ground was in 1962, when the Gloucestershire Second XI played the Glamorgan Second XI in the Second XI Championship.[1]

In 1963, Gloucestershire played Surrey in the ground's first first-class match. Gloucestershire played 8 first-class matches at the ground from 1963 to 1968, the last of which saw them play Sussex in the 1968 County Championship.[2]

As well as hosting first-class cricket the ground has also hosted

John Player League.[3]

The ground has also played host to 14 matches involving the Gloucestershire Second XI in the Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.[4][5]

The ground is the home venue of Lydney Cricket Club, which has played at the ground since 1949.[6]

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51°43′26″N 2°31′42″W / 51.72399°N 2.52826°W / 51.72399; -2.52826