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W. H. Laverton's Ground

Coordinates: 51°15′14″N 2°10′59″W / 51.2538°N 2.1831°W / 51.2538; -2.1831
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W. H. Laverton's Ground
Wellhead Lane
Leighton Sports Field
Ground information
LocationWestbury, Wiltshire
Coordinates51°15′14″N 2°10′59″W / 51.2538°N 2.1831°W / 51.2538; -2.1831
Establishment1888 (first recorded match)
Team information
W. H. Laverton's XI (1890)
As of 11 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

W. H. Laverton's Ground is a historic cricket ground in Westbury, Wiltshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1888, when W. H. Laverton's XI played O. G. Radcliffe's XI.[1] The ground hosted a single first-class match in 1890, which saw W. H. Laverton's XI playing the touring Australians.[2]

Originally part of the grounds of Leighton House, which is today home to the Army Officer Selection Board, the field is now part of the Leighton Sports Centre complex in Wellhead Lane, Westbury.

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51°15′14″N 2°10′59″W / 51.2538°N 2.1831°W / 51.2538; -2.1831