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Clifton College Close Ground

Clifton College Close is a cricket venue in Clifton College, Bristol, which was used by Gloucestershire for 96 first-class matches between 1871 and 1932. It is first recorded as a cricket venue in 1860 and remains in use for local matches.


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Clifton College, Bristol
England
1884 (first recorded match)
25 June 2011: India v  New Zealand
Gloucestershire
(1871–1932)(1871–1932)
(1871–1932)
As of 5 September 2020Source: Ground profile

Clifton College Close is a cricket venue in Clifton College, Bristol, which was used by Gloucestershire for 96 first-class matches between 1871 and 1932. It is first recorded as a cricket venue in 1860 and remains in use for local matches.

The Close witnessed 13 of W. G. Grace's first-class hundreds for Gloucestershire in the County Championship. Grace's children attended the college. Children aged 3-18 are welcomed to attend the college.

The Close featured in a well-known poem by O.C. Sir Henry NewboltVitaї Lampada ("There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night")

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