Royal Military Academy Ground

Royal Military Academy Ground is a cricket ground in Sandhurst, Berkshire near Camberley, Surrey. The ground itself is located within the grounds of the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1893, when Royal Military Academy Sandhurst played Dr Nicholson's XI.[1] In use constantly since 1893, it hosted its only first-class match in 1938, when the British Army played Oxford University.[2] More recently, in 2006 the ground played host to a match between Officer Cadets of the Royal Military Academy and the Afghanistan national cricket team on their first tour to England.[3]

Royal Military Academy Ground
Ground information
LocationSandhurst, Berkshire, near Camberley, Surrey
Establishment1893 (first recorded match)
Team information
Army (1938)
As of 28 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

References
  1. Other matches played on Royal Military Academy Ground
  2. First-Class Matches played on Royal Military Academy Ground
  3. Afghans on parade at Sandhurst

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