Broadwater Park

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Broadwater Park
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Ground information
Location Farncombe, Surrey
Establishment1827 (first recorded match)
Team information
Surrey (1854)
As of 29 August 2010
Source: Ground profile

Broadwater Park is a cricket ground during the summer, and football ground through winter, located in Farncombe, Surrey.

The first recorded match on the ground was in 1827, when the ground hosted a match between East and West Sussex. [1] The ground held a single first-class match in 1854 when Surrey played Nottinghamshire. [2] In constant use throughout both the 19th and 20th centuries, the ground today is the home venue of Farncombe Cricket Club. [3] and Farncombe Wanderers Cricket Club.

The Broadwater parkrun, a five-kilometre organised run/jog/walk, takes place every Saturday at 9 am in the park. [4]

The lake, at the east edge of the park, is leased by Godalming Angling Society. [5]

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References

  1. Other matches played on Broadwater Park
  2. First-Class Matches played on Broadwater Park
  3. Farncombe Cricket Club
  4. "home | Broadwater parkrun | Broadwater parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. "GAS". www.godalminganglingsociety.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

Coordinates: 51°11′54″N0°35′59″W / 51.19824°N 0.59978°W / 51.19824; -0.59978