Location Datchet, Berkshire Establishment c.1769 | Home club Berkshire Last used c.1790 | |
Datchet Common near Datchet in the English county of Berkshire (formerly Buckinghamshire) was used as a cricket venue for two important matches between 1769 and 1785 as well as for a number of minor matches.
It is first recorded on 2 October 1730 when a match was played "by persons of distinction for £50 a side". This match is the earliest known mention of cricket in the county of Buckinghamshire.
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