Great Horton Road was a

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ground in Bradford,

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on which

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held first class matches from 1863 to 1874.First-Class Matches played on Great Horton Road, Bradford (8)
Cricket Archive The ground hosted seven

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and one other first class match during that time. That match saw Yorkshire pitted against a United South of England XI with the home team winning by 26 runs despite having been bowled out for 64 in their own first innings when Allen Hill and

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bowled the visitors out for 39 when chasing just 65 to win. In the last first class match played at the venue, a Roses Match in 1874, William McIntyre took 8 for 35 for Lancashire in their innings victory. The ground was sold for development and is currently covered by housing on Pemberton Drive and the eastern halves of Sherborne Road and Merton Road. Pemberton Drive - geograph

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