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3 unusual facts about Ashley Down


Ashley Down

Once completed, the ground will be one of the biggest cricketing venues in England and, as a result, the club hope it become a regular venue for international matches and one of the host grounds of the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

Australian cricket team in England in 1902

Gloucestershire became the first side to concede 500 against the Australians, and suffered the largest defeat margin thus far on tour, losing by an innings and 222 runs at Ashley Down.

Beaufort Hospital

The same rough-hewn material had also been used for the construction of the vast orphanages that Stanley had passed with such trepidation in nearby Ashley Down.



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