Guildford Bason
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Guildford Bason (or Basin) is a former cricket ground on Merrow Down, on the outskirts of Guildford, Surrey.
Cricket was played on the ground between 1730 and 1786.[1] Three first-class matches were staged between 1772 and 1777.[1]
Sussex lawyer John Baker, a regular spectator at Georgian matches, described some of the matches held in his diary. One is the All-England v Hampshire game in July 1772 which Baker attended with his parson friend, John Woodward. He writes that Hambledon was already batting when they arrived. It was a cheerful scene and "the Basin on Merrow Down" was ringed by a big crowd of spectators, most of them standing.[2]
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- ↑ a b Guildford Bason, Merrow Down, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
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