Langton Park
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Langton Park was a first-class cricket
ground in Hornchurch
, Essex
. Surrounding Langton's House, built in the 18th century , the park was the home of Hornchurch Cricket Club
and was a major venue from 1785 to 1793. At that time, the Hornchurch club was representative of Essex
as a county.
The earliest recorded first-class match at Langton Park was in May 1785 when Essex played Middlesex
and the last was Essex v MCC in May 1793 .
The ground faded from the records as the Napoleonic Wars
progressed and Essex ceased to have a first-class county team.
By 1889, the Hornchurch club had moved from Langton Park to nearby Grey Towers Park .
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
ground in Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Hornchurch is a large suburban town in England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Hornchurch is in North-East London .It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan. It comprises a number of shopping...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. Surrounding Langton's House, built in the 18th century , the park was the home of Hornchurch Cricket Club
Hornchurch Cricket Club
Hornchurch Cricket Club is based in Hornchurch, Essex and was established in 1783. The club had several good players and for the next ten years it was representative of Essex as a county, the club's name sometimes being interchangeable with that of the county in first-class scorecards.Essex...
and was a major venue from 1785 to 1793. At that time, the Hornchurch club was representative of Essex
Essex county cricket teams
Essex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. It is almost certain that cricket reached Essex by the 16th century and that it developed during the 17th century with inter-parish matches being...
as a county.
The earliest recorded first-class match at Langton Park was in May 1785 when Essex played Middlesex
Middlesex county cricket teams
Middlesex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Given that the first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford, it is almost certain that the game had reached...
and the last was Essex v MCC in May 1793 .
The ground faded from the records as the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
progressed and Essex ceased to have a first-class county team.
By 1889, the Hornchurch club had moved from Langton Park to nearby Grey Towers Park .