OXFORD UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB

'Oxford University Cricket Club' (now subsumed into the Oxford Universities Centre of Cricketing Excellence) is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England.
Cricketers who have competed in the 1st team Varsity Match against Cambridge University are eligible for an Oxford Blue.
The earliest reference to cricket at Oxford University is the year 1729 because no less an authority than Dr Samuel Johnson was a student and later stated that he played cricket there.
Oxford University made its first class debut in 1827 when it played Cambridge University Cricket Club in the first ever University Match.

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See also

★ The University Match (cricket)

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★ Cricket in the Parks