Castle Park Cricket Ground is an English First-class cricket ground in Colchester. The ground is in Lower Castle Park, part of the land surrounding Colchester Castle. It is used by Essex County Cricket Club for some of their First-class cricket matches. Essex played both County Championship and Pro40 matches here in 2007. When the ground isn't used to stage First-class cricket matches, it is frequently used for Colchester & East Essex Cricket Club.
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