Higher Common Ground
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Higher Common Ground is a cricket
ground in Royal Tunbridge Wells
, Kent
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1844, when the Married cricket team played the Single's cricket team in the grounds first first-class
match. The following season, Kent
played Sussex
at the ground, marking their first first-class match there. From 1845 to 1884, Kent played 28 first-class matches at the ground, with their final match there coming against Somerset
, which was also the final first-class match at the ground. A number of others teams also played first-class cricket at the ground, these included: A combined Kent and Sussex team in 1853 against an All-England Eleven
; the South
5 times between 1854 and 1883; and a United Eleven against the touring Australians in 1882. From 1844 to 1884, the ground held a combined total of 36 first-class matches.
Still in use to this day, the ground is the home venue of Linden Park Cricket Club
in local domestic cricket. The cricket club plays in the Kent Cricket League
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...
, 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...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1844, when the Married cricket team played the Single's cricket team in the grounds first first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match. The following season, Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
played Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
at the ground, marking their first first-class match there. From 1845 to 1884, Kent played 28 first-class matches at the ground, with their final match there coming against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
, which was also the final first-class match at the ground. A number of others teams also played first-class cricket at the ground, these included: A combined Kent and Sussex team in 1853 against an All-England Eleven
All-England Eleven
In cricket, the term All-England has been used for various non-international teams that have been formed for short-term purposes since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates that the "Rest of England" is playing against, say, MCC or an individual county team...
; the South
South of England cricket team
The South of England appeared in first-class cricket between 1836 and 1961, most often in the showcase North v. South matches against the North of England although there were also games against touring teams, MCC and others....
5 times between 1854 and 1883; and a United Eleven against the touring Australians in 1882. From 1844 to 1884, the ground held a combined total of 36 first-class matches.
Still in use to this day, the ground is the home venue of Linden Park Cricket Club
Linden Park Cricket Club
Linden Park Cricket Club is a cricket club based at Higher Cricket Ground, Fir Tree Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England with over 300 members.On Saturdays, LPCC has four adult teams, in which youngsters are able to play...
in local domestic cricket. The cricket club plays in the Kent Cricket League
Kent Cricket League
The Kent Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Kent, England. The league was founded in 1970, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League...
.
External links
- Higher Common Ground on CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Higher Common Ground on CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...