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Wigginton Road Cricket Ground

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Wigginton Road Cricket Ground in York is a former cricket ground. Its one and only first-class match was held in June 1890 between Yorkshire and Kent. The ground was then known as the Yorkshire Gentlemen Cricket Club Ground, having been used by the Yorkshire Gentlemen from its inception in 1864 to 1931. Its name was changed in 1933 to Wigginton Road and was used from 1932 to 1966 by York Cricket Club. Wigginton Road Cricket Ground is now covered by York Hospital which lies to the west side of Wiggington Road.

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Wigginton Road Cricket Ground
Wigginton Road, York Layerthorpe

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Wigginton Road
YO31 8HE York, Layerthorpe
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