Central Recreation Ground
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The Central Recreation Ground was a cricket ground in Hastings, East Sussex, used for first-class and List A cricket between 1864 and 1996. The ground was frequently used by Sussex County Cricket Club
Hastings Cricket Ground, c.1932
Statue of a cricketer located in the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, which was built on the site of the Central Recreation Ground.
W.G. Grace, who played at the ground over forty times.
Joe Vine
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Joseph Vine was a professional cricketer, who played his first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club and London County. Vine also played two Test matches for England and was named as one of the
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…whom six played for Kent, three played for Sussex and three played for Surrey. In a 1902 match between Sussex and Surrey at the ground, C.B. Fry and Joe Vine scored an opening partnership of 238 runs, and KS Ranjitsinhji scored the first double-century at the ground, as Sussex scored 705–8d, the highest total…
Vine in about 1905