Decca Sports Ground is a

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ground in

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(formerly

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). The first recorded professional match on the ground was in 1973, when

played

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in a

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match in the 1973

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as Surrey used a few one-off grounds from 1972 to 1974.List-A Matches played on Decca Sports Ground
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. The company's rugby union team Racal Decca RFC of Tolworth continues and uses this ground once a year.

References

External links

Decca Sports Ground
on CricketArchive

on

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