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The Oval |
The Surrey Cricket Ground
The Oval
Kennington
London
Surrey
SE11 5SS
P 10
W 4
D 3
L 3
F 24:
A 23
55%
successful
1873-89 |
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opened 1845 |
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Home club |
The Surrey County Cricket Club |
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Capacity |
not known |
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Charlie Alcock
was the secretary of Surrey CCC from 1872 to 1907, so it is no small
coincidence that as FA Secretary, that the FA Cup finals and England matches were played on his
ground also; |
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England Career |
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Venue number |
Two |
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First match |
No. 2, 8 March
1873,
England 4 Scotland 2, a friendly match. |
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Last match |
No. 37, 13
April 1889,
England 2 Scotland 3, a British Championship match. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championships 1884-85, 1886-87, 1888-89; |
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Distinctions |
Venue of the first ever FA Cup Final,
16 March 1872, Wanderers 1 Royal Engineers 0; |
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1830 |
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1853 |
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1868 |
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1892 |
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2014 |
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England's Record at The Surrey Cricket Ground |
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Type |
P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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British Championships |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.333 |
1.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
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Friendly |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
18 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.857 |
2.571 |
64.3 |
+2 |
| All |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
24 |
23 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2.40 |
2.30 |
55.0 |
+1 |
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England's
Results at The Surrey Cricket Ground |
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2 |
8 March 1873 -
England 4
Scotland 2
[2-2]
(2,500 to 4,000) |
Kenyon-Slaney (2), Bonsor, Chenery
Renny-Tailyour, Gibb |
Fr |
HW |
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4 |
6 March 1875 -
England 2
Scotland 2
[1-1]
(1,500) |
Wollaston, Alcock
McNiel, Andrews |
HD |
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6 |
3 March 1877 -
England 1
Scotland 3 [0-1]
(2,000 to 3,000) |
Lyttelton
Ferguson (2), Richmond |
HL |
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8 |
18
January 1879 -
England 2
Wales 1 [2-0]
(100) |
Whitfeld, Sorby
Davies |
HW |
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9 |
5 April 1879 -
England 5
Scotland 4 [1-4]
(3,000 to 5,000) |
Mosforth,
C.Bambridge
(2), Goodyer,
Parlane OG
MacKinnon (2), McDougall, Smith |
HW |
|
13 |
12
March 1881 -
England 1
Scotland 6
[0-1]
(4,000 to 5,000) |
C.Bambridge
Smith (2), Hill, Ker (2), Field OG |
HL |
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17 |
3 February 1883 -
England 5
Wales 0 [2-0]
(2,000 to 3,000) |
Mitchell (3), C.Bambridge,
A.Cursham |
HW |
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25 |
21
March 1885 -
England 1
Scotland 1
[0-1]
(8,000 to 12,000) |
C.Bambridge
Lindsay |
BC |
HD |
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30 |
26
February 1887 -
England 4
Wales 0
[1-0]
(4,000 to 6,000) |
Powell OG, Lindley
(2), Cobbold |
HW |
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37 |
13
April 1889 -
England 2
Scotland 3
[2-0]
(8,000 to 12,000) |
probably Brodie,
unknown (Bassett, Goodall or Weir)
Munro, H.Allen OG,
McLaren |
HL |
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Gallery |
.JPG)
The Surrey
Cricket Ground basking in sunshine during a 1950 fourth test
match against the West Indies.
.JPG)
The Kia Oval in 2014. |
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