Garrison A Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Colchester, Essex. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1924, when Essex played their first first-class match there against Gloucestershire. Essex played 25 first-class matches there between 1924 and their final first-class match at the ground against Somerset in the 1972 County Championship. Used by the Colchester Garrison today, the Army play matches there, with the last recorded match coming in 2008 when the Army played Huntingdonshire there. The ground is currently used by Real Oddies Cricket Club