The Army cricket team is a

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side representing the

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. The Army team played 51 first-class matches between 1912 and 1939, although a combined Army and Navy side had played two games against a combined

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and

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team in 1910 and 1911. In 1927 the Army played the touring

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, and in 1933 they played the touring

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. After the

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, for first-class purposes the Army team amalgamated with the

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and

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teams to form the

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team, which played first-class cricket until 1964. The Army team continues to play cricket at non-first-class level. The sides are managed by the Army Cricket Association which also runs under-25 and women's teams. The Army also have another team in Germany, known as BA(G). The main team occasionally organises friendlies with allies, particularly against their army counterparts from cricket-playing nations such as

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and

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, and charities matches against local clubs. Their home ground is the

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