London Road is a

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ground in High Wycombe,

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. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1891, when High Wycombe played the House of Commons. The first

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match held on the ground came in 1895 when

played

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. From 1895 to 2001 the ground has hosted 115 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which saw Buckinghamshire play

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. Buckinghamshire returned to the ground in 2010 to play the first MCCA Knockout Trophy match held at the ground, against

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. The ground has also held List-A matches. The first List-A match held on the ground was between Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire in the

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. A

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team played

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in the 1979 Benson and Hedges Cup at London Road. The ground held 2 further List-A matches, the last of which saw Buckinghamshire play

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in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of High Wycombe Cricket ClubHigh Wycombe Cricket Club
who play in the

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References

External links

London Road
on CricketArchive

on

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{{Buckinghamshire CCC Cricket grounds in Buckinghamshire High Wycombe Sports venues completed in 1891