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Vista Road Recreation Ground

Coordinates: 51°47′53″N 1°09′36″E / 51.798°N 1.160°E / 51.798; 1.160
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Vista Road Recreation Ground
Ground information
LocationClacton-on-Sea, Essex
Establishment1931 (first recorded match)
Team information
Essex (1931–1966)
As of 11 September 2010
Source: CricketArchive

Vista Road Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Its first recorded first-class cricket match was in 1931 when Essex County Cricket Club played there against Lancashire. Essex played a total of 60 first-class matches on the ground between 1931 and 1966, playing their final first-class match there versus Leicestershire in the 1966 County Championship.[1]

Vista Road has also held five Second XI fixtures between 1948 and 1952 for the Essex 2nd XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[2]

In local cricket, the ground hosts Clacton Cricket Club,[3] of which Nigel Farage is a supporter.[4]

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51°47′53″N 1°09′36″E / 51.798°N 1.160°E / 51.798; 1.160