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W. G. GRACE AT SEFTON PARK CRICKET CLUB

April 21, 2022 By Steven Horton

W. G. GRACE AT SEFTON PARK CRICKET CLUB

W. G. Grace, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, was the star attraction of a charity match played at Sefton Park cricket club in 1877. W. G. Grace played for a United South XI in a three day match against the Sefton Park club.  At the time W. G. Grace, who was then […]

THE FOOTBALL INTERNATIONAL AT A CRICKET GROUND

June 5, 2013 By Steven Horton

THE FOOTBALL INTERNATIONAL AT A CRICKET GROUND

Liverpool Cricket Club in Aigburth hosts occasional County Championship matches for Lancashire and has the oldest pavilion at a first class cricket ground. It also hosted the first international football match in Liverpool in 1883, giving the city a unique place in terms of the English national team. Founded in 1807, Liverpool Cricket Club is […]

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