Place sítio/locality Camacha Santa Cruz

Achada da Camacha

Camacha · Santa Cruz

Sítio in the parish of Camacha, Madeira

The Achada da Camacha is a flat field in the parish of Camacha where Grabham's clock tower stands. It was formerly a common grazing ground, where cricket was first played in 1888 and where Hinton kicked the first football.

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Sport — Former common grazing ground where cricket was first played in 1888 and Hinton kicked the first football.
Camacha (parish) — Flat field with Grabham's clock tower.

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1888
The Madeira Cricket Club was founded, beginning organised competitive cricket; its first match, bachelors against married men, was played at the Achada da Camacha on 20 March 1888.
1896
Grabham's tower clock at Camacha was set going.

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