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Gloucester City Winget Cricket Club is an amateur cricket team based in
Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...
,
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. The club was formed in 2005 after the merger of Gloucester's two premier cricket clubs at the time, Gloucester City Cricket Club and Winget Cricket Club. In 2019 the club changed its name to Gloucester Cricket Club. The club currently plays in the
West of England Premier League The West of England Premier League (WEPL) is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the West of England and is a designated ECB Premier League. Since its inception in 1999, the most successful club has been Bath, havin ...
and home matches are played at the
Spa Ground Spa Ground is a cricket ground in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867, when Gloucester played an All-England Eleven. History In 1882, Gloucestershire played Somerset in the grounds first first-class ...
, Gloucester. The club's 3rd and 4th XIs play their home fixtures at the
Wagon Works Ground Wagon Works Ground is a cricket ground in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The ground was owned by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company. History The first recorded match on the ground was in 1923, when Gloucestershire played Lancashir ...
, Gloucester. Another ground with a history of hosting first class matches.


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