Epsom Down Broché

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Epsom Down near Epsom was used as a cricket venue for 2 first-class matches between 1716 and 1719, both of which saw Epsom Cricket Club played pre-county club Hampshire. The approximate location of the ground today would be near Epsom Downs Racecourse. First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each, although, in practice, a team might only play one innings or none at all.