Chislehurst Common
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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.
The venue was subsequently used in June 1740 for another Chislehurst v. London match, again won by London. It was the intended venue for a Kent
v. London match on 26 June 1741 that was rained off. 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.
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
.
Chislehurst
Chislehurst is a suburban district in south-east London, England, and an electoral ward of the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, that was used for major cricket matches in the 18th century. It was the home venue of Chislehurst Cricket Club
Chislehurst Cricket Club
Chislehurst Cricket Club was based in Chislehurst, Kent, and played several major cricket matches in the 18th century. Its home venue was at Chislehurst Common.-Major cricket:...
which played several known matches against London Cricket Club
London Cricket Club
The original London Cricket Club was formed by 1722 and was one of the foremost clubs in English cricket over the next four decades. It is closely associated with the Artillery Ground, where it played most of its home matches.-Early history of London cricket:...
from 1738 to 1741.
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.The venue was subsequently used in June 1740 for another Chislehurst v. London match, again won by London. It was the intended venue for a Kent
Kent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
v. London match on 26 June 1741 that was rained off. 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.
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
Surrey county cricket teams
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
.
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.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 WaghornH T WaghornHenry Thomas Waghorn , was a cricket statistician and historian. He is best known for his two classic researches into cricket's early history: The Dawn of Cricket and Cricket Scores: 1730 - 1773....
, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773), Blackwood, 1899 - H T WaghornH T WaghornHenry Thomas Waghorn , was a cricket statistician and historian. He is best known for his two classic researches into cricket's early history: The Dawn of Cricket and Cricket Scores: 1730 - 1773....
, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906 - David UnderdownDavid UnderdownDavid E. Underdown was a historian of 17th-century English politics and culture and Professor Emeritus at Yale University. Born at Wells, Somerset, Underdown was educated at the Blue School and Exeter College, Oxford...
, Start of Play, Allen Lane, 2000