Fenner's is

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's ground.

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had previously played at two grounds in Cambridge, the University Ground and

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. In 1846,

Francis Fenner Francis Phillips Fenner (1 March 1811 – 22 May 1896) was an English cricketer for Hampshire and other teams. A right-arm fast bowler, Fenner took 176 wickets from his 54 first-class appearances from 1829 until 1856. He established Fenner's ...

leased a former cherry orchard from

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for the purpose of constructing a cricket ground. In 1848 he sub-let the ground to Cambridge University Cricket Club. Fenner's first hosted

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in 1848, with Cambridge University playing against the

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(MCC). A 40 foot wooden pavilion, painted blue, with a slated roof had been erected by the 1856 season. Fenner's is also home to the

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side, a partnership between the

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and the

established ahead of the 2010 season.

Facilities

As well as the cricket ground, there is a 3-lane indoor cricket school. The groundsman pioneered the art of mowing grass in strips to create patterns, a technique now common in sports stadiums around the world. p. 103

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Fenner's home page

from CricketArchive

from

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