Clifton College Close Ground

Cricket ground in Bristol, England

Clifton College Close Ground

Ground information
Location| Clifton College, Bristol
Establishment| 1884 (first recorded match)
International information
Only WT20I| 25 June 2011:
India v  New Zealand
Team information
| Gloucestershire | (1871–1932)

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As of 5 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

Clifton College Close is a cricket venue in Clifton College, Bristol, which was used by Gloucestershire for 96 first-class matches between 1871 and 1932.[1] It is first recorded as a cricket venue in 1860 and remains in use for local matches.

The Close witnessed 13 of W. G. Grace's first-class hundreds for Gloucestershire in the County Championship. Grace's children attended the college. Children aged 3-18 are welcomed to attend the college.

The Close featured in a well-known poem by O.C. Sir Henry Newbolt – Vitaї Lampada ("There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night")

## References

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1. ^ CricketArchive – First-class matches on Clifton College Close. Retrieved on 11 March 2013.

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Grounds|

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* Bristol County Ground
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Previous grounds|

* Durdham Down, Bristol
* Clifton College Close Ground
* Cirencester Park
* Spa Ground, Gloucester
* Batsford Road, Moreton-in-Marsh
* East Gloucestershire Cricket Club Ground, Cheltenham
* Greenbank, Bristol
* Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
* The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham
* Erinoid Ground, Stroud
* Recreational Trust Ground, Lydney
* County Cricket Ground, Swindon
* Swilgate, Tewkesbury
* Dowty Arle Court, Cheltenham
* Archdeacon Meadow, Gloucester
* Trowbridge Cricket Club Ground

Captains|

* List of Gloucestershire cricket captains

Records|

* First-class
* List A
* Twenty20

Seasons|

* 2004
* 2005
* 2006

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