East Sussex Cricket Ground was a

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ground in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. The ground was located at the site of a racecourse which had moved after 1826 from the Bulverhythe Salts. It was during its time regarded as one of the finest racecourses in the

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. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1857, when Sussex played the

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in the grounds only first-class match. The final recorded match held on the ground came in 1894 when the South Saxons played the Gentlemen of the Netherlands,Other matches played on East Sussex Cricket Ground
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East Sussex Cricket Ground
on CricketArchive

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