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The Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club is a sports and social club located on Campo Alegre in Porto, Portugal. Principally aimed at, and founded by, British people working in Porto, the club has a long history going back to 1855. At that time it was called the Oporto Cricket Club and the grounds were situated at Candal in Vila Nova de Gaia, south of the River Douro. It is the oldest cricket club on mainland Europe. In 1877 three tennis courts were built and the name of the club was changed to the Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club. In 1923 the present grounds were acquired.[1]

Many sports including cricket, tennis, football and squash are played at the club and there is a healthy rivalry between the Porto club and ex-pats in Lisbon. The first cricket match against Lisbon took place in the Portuguese capital in 1861 and the first return match in Porto in 1867. Also cricket teams visit from the UK regularly during the spring and summer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Cobb, Peter (2020). "Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club: 150 years on". British Historical Society of Portugal Annual Report. 47. Retrieved 5 January 2022.


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