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Rydal School

The pavilion at New Field, Rydal Penrhos
Ground information
Location Colwyn Bay, Wales
Coordinates 53°17′47″N 3°44′24″W / 53.29639°N 3.74°W / 53.29639; -3.74Coordinates: 53°17′47″N 3°44′24″W / 53.29639°N 3.74°W / 53.29639; -3.74

Domestic team information
Wales (1929)
Denbighshire (1934)

The school's cricket pitch was used as the venue for a first-class match between Wales and the touring South Africans in 1929. The three-day match, played on 10–12 June 1929, resulted in a 10-run victory for the South Africans and saw Bob Catterall of South Africa (117) and William Bates (102) record centuries.

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