Guildford Bason
51°14′10″N 0°32′24″W / 51.236°N 0.540°W
| Location | Guildford, Surrey |
|---|---|
| Home club | Guildford Cricket Club |
| County club | Surrey |
| Establishment | by 1730 |
| Last used | 1786 |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Guildford Bason, Merrow Down, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- ^ Underdown, David (2000). Start of Play. Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9330-8. p. 111.