Royal New Ground
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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 .
From 1848 to 1871, Sussex CCC used the Royal Brunswick Ground
in Brighton, also known as C H Gausden's Ground . Since 1872, the club has been based at the County Cricket Ground, Hove
, its present home.
Thomas Box
Thomas Box was a famous English cricketer who is remembered as one of the most outstanding wicketkeepers of the 19th century.-Player:...
's Ground", in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
was a venue for first-class cricket
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...
matches from 1814 to 1847.
The ground was the home of Brighton Cricket Club
Brighton Cricket Club
Brighton Cricket Club was based at Brighton, Sussex and was briefly a major cricket team, playing four known first-class matches in the 1792 season, at which time it was representative of Sussex as a county....
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 .
From 1848 to 1871, Sussex CCC used the Royal Brunswick Ground
Royal Brunswick Ground
The Royal Brunswick Ground, also known as "C H Gausden's Ground", in Brighton, Sussex was a venue for first-class cricket matches from 1848 to 1871....
in Brighton, also known as C H Gausden's Ground . Since 1872, the club has been based at the County Cricket Ground, Hove
County Cricket Ground, Hove
The County Cricket Ground, also known as the Probiz County Ground for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket venue in Hove, England. It is home to Sussex County Cricket Club. It is one of the few county grounds to have deckchairs for spectators - which are in the colours of Sussex CCC - blue and white....
, its present home.
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Further reading
- Derek BirleyDerek BirleySir Derek Birley was an English educator and writer who had a strong interest in sport, especially cricket.He was educated at grammar school in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, and at Queens' College, Cambridge University....
, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999 - Arthur HaygarthArthur HaygarthArthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....
, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1-3 (1744-1848), Lillywhite, 1862