Royal New Ground

Royal New Ground

Infobox county cricket ground
ground = Royal New Ground


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location = Brighton, Sussex
home club = Brighton Cricket Club
county club = Sussex (pre-county club) and Sussex CCC
established = July 1814
last used = September 1847

The Royal New Ground, also known as "Box's Ground", in Brighton, Sussex was a venue for first-class cricket matches from 1814 to 1847.

The ground was the home of Brighton Cricket Club and became the county ground of Sussex CCC when this was formed in 1839. A total of 49 first-class matches were played there until September 1847 [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/348_f.html CricketArchive] ] .

From 1848 to 1871, Sussex CCC used the Royal Brunswick Ground in Brighton, also known as C H Gausden's Ground [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/347_f.html CricketArchive] ] . Since 1872, the club has been based at the County Cricket Ground, Hove, its present home.

References

External links

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/348_f.html CricketArchive – first-class matches at the Royal New Ground]
* [http://www.sussexcricket.co.uk/the-club/club-history/the-grounds/ Sussex CCC website]

Further reading

* Derek Birley, "A Social History of English Cricket", Aurum, 1999
* Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1-3 (1744-1848)", Lillywhite, 1862


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