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Devonshire Park Ground is a
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ground in Weston-super-Mare,
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. It hosted two
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matches for
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; one in 1969, and the other the following year. It has also been the venue for a number of matches for Somerset's second XI, hosting a
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match in 1972, and eight other second XI matches between 1986 and 1991. It is the home ground for
Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in the town of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. Since the club's formation in 1845, they have nurtured a number of players who have gone on to play for Somerset County Cricket ...
, who have played on the ground since at least 1928.


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Ground Profile: Devonshire Park Ground, Weston-super-Mare
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