The Avenue Sports Club Ground is a

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ground in March, Cambridgeshire. The ground was established in 1939, when Cambridgeshire played

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in the grounds first

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match. From 1935 to the present day, it has hosted 69 Minor Counties matches. The first List-A match played on the ground came in the

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between Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. From 1975 to 2003, the ground played host to 10 List-A matches, the last of which saw Cambridgeshire play Yorkshire in the

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. In local domestic cricket, The Avenue Sports Club Ground is the home ground of the March Town Cricket Club who play in the Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Premier League Division 1 and Rutland League Division 2.March Town Cricket Club
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