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Ferham Park

1869 establishments in EnglandCricket grounds in South YorkshireDefunct cricket grounds in EnglandDefunct sports venues in South YorkshireEnglish cricket ground stubs
Sports venues completed in 1869Sports venues in RotherhamUse British English from July 2014

Ferham Park was a cricket ground in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1880, when the North played a United South of England Eleven, in what was the ground's only first-class match. The final recorded match on the ground saw Rotherham play Yorkshire in 1914. The ground was later built on.

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Ferham Park
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S61 1JD , Masbrough
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