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Perriam Down

Perriam Down or Perriam Downs, near Ludgershall, Wiltshire, was a venue for cricket matches, and some other matches between 1787 and 1796. It was a favoured venue of landowner Thomas Assheton Smith I who patronised cricket in the area and organised all the matches.

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Perriam Down cricket ground
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LocationLudgershall, Wiltshire
Home clubAssheton Smith's XI
Establishment1787
Last used1796

Perriam Down or Perriam Downs, near Ludgershall, Wiltshire, was a venue for cricket matches, and some other matches between 1787 and 1796.1 It was a favoured venue of landowner Thomas Assheton Smith I who patronised cricket in the area and organised all the matches.

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  1. "Perriam Downs". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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