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Royal Air Force Sports Ground

Coordinates: 51°32′25″N 0°27′32″W / 51.54018°N 0.45893°W / 51.54018; -0.45893
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Royal Air Force Sports Ground
Vine Lane[1]
Ground information
LocationUxbridge, Middlesex
Establishment1939 (first recorded match)
Team information
Combined Services (1964)
As of 22 August 2010
Source: CricketArchive

The Royal Air Force Sports Ground is a cricket ground in Uxbridge, situated behind RAF Uxbridge. The ground also goes by the name of Vine Lane, a nearby main road. It was first used in 1939 by the RAF. Teams such as the MCC, the Middlesex Cricket Board, the Army, Middlesex youth teams and the Combined Services have all played on the ground throughout its history. The ground has seen one first-class match, in 1964, between the Combined Services and Cambridge University.[2]

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51°32′25″N 0°27′32″W / 51.54018°N 0.45893°W / 51.54018; -0.45893