Cricket was one of the earliest sports played in Westbury, with the Westbury Cricket Club formed in the 1840s. For many years the matches were played on The Swamp, now known by the more pleasant name of the Town Common. In 1865, Council received an application from members of the Westbury Cricket Club seeking to erect a permanent cricket pavilion on The Swamp. The request was approved; however it is unlikely that the pavilion was ever built. In 1884, an application was received for permission to fence about six acres of the Swamp to be used for a cricket ground....