Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground was a

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ground in Bray,

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. It was owned and built by Sir Stanley Cochrane, 1st Baronet as the home ground of Woodbrook Cricket Club. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1907, when

played

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in a first-class match. Further first-class matches were held on the ground in 1909 when SH Cochrane's XI played the touring

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, there were three further in 1912 when Woodbrook Club and Ground played the touring

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, Ireland played the same opposition, and C.B. Fry's XI played the touring Australians. This was the last recorded match on the ground. Fred Stedman was employed at the ground as a groundsman for ten years.

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Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground, Bray
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