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Victoria Ground (Leeds)

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Victoria Ground
LocationLeeds, Yorkshire
Coordinates53°48′40″N 1°33′58″W / 53.81099°N 1.56619°W / 53.81099; -1.56619
Establishment1846 (first recorded match)
As of 22 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

The Victoria Ground (also known as the Royal Park) was a cricket ground in Leeds, Yorkshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1846, when a Yorkshire team played the All-England Eleven.[1] The ground was due to host a first-class match in 1858 between the United North of England Eleven and the United South of England Eleven, but it was cancelled.[2]

The final recorded match on the ground saw Leeds play the United North of England Eleven in 1878. The original size of the ground had decreased in 1858 when a portion of it was sold to a new owner and by 1890 the entire ground had been sold to be built upon.

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