The Recreation Ground is a

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ground in Banstead,

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. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1955, when South Women Second XI played the Women's Cricket Association. It hosted its only first-class match in 1984, when

played Cambridge University. Additionally, between 1983 and 2006, the ground played host to a number of Surrey Second XI matches in the Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy, hosting a combined total of 20 Second XI matches. The ground has also hosted 2 Women's One Day International's. The first came in 1986 and was played between

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and India women. The second was played between England women and Denmark women in

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. In local domestic cricket, the Recreation Ground is the home venue of Banstead Cricket Club who play in the

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.Banstead Cricket Club
/ref> The original pavilion was constructed in the 1890s and still stands to this day, although a new pavilion was built in the 1970s.

References

External links

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