Ground Name: | Vista Road Recreation Ground |
Country: | England |
Location: | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex |
Establishment: | 1931 (first recorded match) |
Year1: | 1931–1966 |
Club1: | Essex |
Date: | 11 September |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/417.html CricketArchive |
Vista Road Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Its first recorded first-class cricket match was in 1931 when Essex County Cricket Club played there against Lancashire. Essex played a total of 60 first-class matches on the ground between 1931 and 1966, playing their final first-class match there versus Leicestershire in the 1966 County Championship.[1]
Vista Road has also held five Second XI fixtures between 1948 and 1952 for the Essex 2nd XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[2]
In local cricket, the ground hosts Clacton Cricket Club,[3] of which Nigel Farage is a supporter.[4]