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ground in

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. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1900, when Leamington played Stratford-upon-Avon. The ground hosted its first first-class match in 1905, when

played

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. In 1908, the ground held its second first-class match, which was between Warwickshire and

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. The third first-class match held on the ground came in 1909 between Warwickshire and Hampshire, with the final first-class match at the ground between Warwickshire and

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in 1910. Additionally, the ground held several

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matches for the Warwickshire Second XI between 1950 and 2007. In 1979, the ground hosted its first

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match in the

between the

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it held a match between

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and finally in the

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between

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and the United States. In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Leamington Cricket ClubLeamington Cricket Club
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