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West Cliff is a cricket ground in Preston, Lancashire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1870, when Preston played a United North of England Eleven.[1]

West Cliff

Ground information
Location	Preston, Lancashire
Establishment	1831
End names
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Team information
Lancashire (1936–1939 & 1952)
As of 4 September 2010 Source: profile

In 1936, the ground held its first first-class match when Lancashire played Gloucestershire. From 1936 to 1939, the ground played host to 4 first-class matches involving Lancashire, the last of which saw them play Glamorgan. In 1952, Lancashire returned to the ground where they played a single first-class match against Glamorgan.[2]

The ground has also played host to a combined total of 15 Second XI fixtures for the Lancashire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship, Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.[3][4][5]

Still in use to this day, in local domestic cricket the ground is the home venue of Preston Cricket Club[6] who play in the Palace Shield.

References

External links

• West Cliff on CricketArchive
• West Cliff on Cricinfo

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