Woburn Park

Woburn Park
Location Bedfordshire
Home club Woburn Cricket Club
County club Bedfordshire
Establishment by 1741
Last used 1744

Woburn Park was an 18th-century cricket venue used for important matches, commencing with Bedfordshire v Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire on Monday, 10 August 1741. The result was a win for the visiting team. It is the earliest known cricket match in the county of Bedfordshire.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Waghorn, p. 27.
  2. ↑ Maun, pp. 106–107.

Bibliography

  • Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978 1 900592 52 9.
  • Waghorn, H. T. (1899). Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730–1773). Blackwood.


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