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Chislehurst Common cricket ground Location near Chislehurst, Kent Home club Chislehurst Cricket Club County club Kent (pre-county club) Established by 1738 Last used probably 1752 Chislehurst Common is an area south of Chislehurst, Kent, that was used for major cricket matches in the 18th century. It was the home venue of Chislehurst Cricket Club which played several known matches against London Cricket Club from 1738 to 1741.
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Major cricket venue
The earliest known use of Chislehurst Common for major cricket was in July 1738 when Chislehurst played London in a game that "turned several times" until finally being won by London.[1][2]
The venue was subsequently used in June 1740 for another Chislehurst v. London match, again won by London.[3] It was the intended venue for a Kent v. London match on 26 June 1741 that was rained off.[4] An interesting comment about the Kent team was that it was "eleven out of three parishes for the county". Expectations were high but the whole day was ruined by the rain.[5]
The Chislehurst club declined after 1741 and the Common is only mentioned once more in the sources. That was on 17 June 1752 when Kent played Surrey.[6]
Today
Cricket is still played on Chislehurst Common as the Chislehurst and West Kent Cricket Club has its ground in the southwest corner on the appropriately named Cricket Ground Road.[7]
References
- ^ H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773), p.20.
- ^ From Lad's to Lord's. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773), p.23.
- ^ H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773), p.20.
- ^ From Lad's to Lord's. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, p.28.
- ^ CWKCC website. Retrieved on 28 June 2009.
External links
Further reading
- F S Ashley-Cooper, At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742-1751, Cricket Magazine, 1900
- F S Ashley-Cooper, Kent Cricket Matches 1719-1880, Gibbs & Sons, 1929
- G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
- H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773), Blackwood, 1899
- H T Waghorn, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906
- David Underdown, Start of Play, Allen Lane, 2000
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