Gidea Park Sports Ground is a

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Gidea Park Gidea Park () is a neighbourhood in the east of Romford in the London Borough of Havering, south-east England. Predominantly affluent and residential, it was historically within the county of Essex and saw significant expansion in the early 20t ...

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, England. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1948, when the Essex Second XI played the Sussex Second XI in the

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. Essex played their first first-class match there in 1950, when they played

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. From 1950 to 1968 the ground played host to 34 first-class matches, the last of which saw Essex play Surrey. In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Gidea Park and Romford Cricket ClubGidea Park and Romford Cricket Club
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