Lansdown Cricket Club Ground is the

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grounds in

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. Between 1825 and 1850, it was the name given to

Lansdown Cricket Club Lansdown Cricket Club, formed in 1825, is recognised as the earliest official organised cricket club in Somerset. Originally based in Lansdown, since 1869 the club has been based at Combe Park, Bath, adjacent to the Royal United Hospital. Fou ...

's (LCC) ground 'Cricket Down'. In 1850, LCC moved to Sydenham Field, also in Bath. In 1869 the club moved again, and the name was then used for their 'Combe Park' ground, where they have played ever since.

Grounds

Cricket Down ground

Used by Lansdown Cricket Club until 1850, this ground also hosted two

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matches in 1844 and 1845.

Sydenham Field

Although not referred to as 'Lansdown Cricket Club Ground', Sydenham Field was used by Lansdown Cricket Club from 1850 until 1869, Sydenham Field was also used by both the 'Gentlemen of Gloucestershire' and the 'Gentlemen of Somerset' for a small number of home fixtures.

Combe Park ground

Following their 1869 move from Sydenham Field, the club have played at Combe Park ever since.

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played the only first-class match on the ground, hosting

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in 1884. Somerset have also used the ground for Second XI fixtures in 1959 and 1990, and for a number of Minor Counties and Under-25 fixtures.

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