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| location = [[Penshurst Place]], [[Penshurst]], near [[Tonbridge]], [[Kent]] |
| location = [[Penshurst Place]], [[Penshurst]], near [[Tonbridge]], [[Kent]] |
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| home club = [[Edwin Stead]]'s XI<br>Penshurst Park CC |
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| county club = [[Kent county cricket teams|Kent]] |
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'''Penshurst Park Cricket Ground''' |
'''Penshurst Park Cricket Ground''' a.k.a. the '''Earl of Leicester's Park''' at [[Penshurst]], [[Kent]] is one of the oldest [[cricket]] venues in England. Part of the [[Penshurst Place]] estate, it is first recorded in a match in 1724. |
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==18th-century cricket== |
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==History== |
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Penshurst Park is known to have been the venue for four |
Penshurst Park is known to have been the venue for four [[first-class cricket|first-class matches]] played from 1724 to 1729. It is first recorded in 1724 for a match involving a combined [[Penshurst, Tonbridge & Wadhurst cricket team|Penshurst, Tonbridge & Wadhurst team]] against [[Dartford Cricket Club|Dartford]].<ref>McCann, p. 18.</ref> and then in the [[1728 English cricket season]] when it was used for two matches organised by [[Kent county cricket teams|Kent patron]] [[Edwin Stead]] against teams led by the [[Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond|2nd Duke of Richmond]] and [[Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet|Sir William Gage]]. In 1729, Stead used it as his home venue for another match against Sir William Gage's XI.<ref name=CCM>{{cite web|url=http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/histories/matches.html |title=Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825 |publisher=''Stumpsite'' |year=2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010153247/http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/histories/matches.html |archivedate=October 10, 2012 }}</ref> |
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==Minor cricket== |
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A number of matches were played by a Penshurst club in the mid-19th century as well as for more recent matches.<ref name=ca>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2816_misc.html Other matches played on Penshurst Park, Penshurst], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-12-17.</ref> The ground is the home of Penshurst Cricket Club.<ref name=pcc>[http://www.imaginecricket.com/cricket-clubs/penshurst-park-cc/ Penshurst Park Cricket Club]. Retrieved 2017-12-17.</ref> |
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''CricketArchive'' has recorded a number of matches played by a Penshurst club in the mid-19th century and one played by the modern Penshurst Park club against a visiting [[Toronto]] team.<ref name=CA>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2816_misc.html |title=Matches Played on Penshurst Park |publisher=''CricketArchive'' |year=2012}}</ref> |
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==Today== |
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The ground is now the home venue of Penshurst Park Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imaginecricket.com/cricket-clubs/penshurst-park-cc/ |publisher=''ImagineCricket'' |title=Penshurst Park Cricket Club |accessdate=13 July 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite book |last=Maun |first=Ian |title=From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750 |year=2009 |publisher=Roger Heavens |isbn=978-1-900592-52-9}} |
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* {{cite book |last=McCann |first=Tim |authorlink=Timothy J. McCann |title=Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century |year=2004 |publisher=Sussex Record Society |isbn=}} |
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* {{cite book |last=Waghorn |first=H. T. |authorlink=H. T. Waghorn |title=The Dawn of Cricket |year=1906 |publisher=Electric Press |isbn=}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/ladstolords/1701.html#1728 |title=From Lads to Lord's – 1728 |publisher=''Stumpsite'' |year=2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010153249/http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/ladstolords/1701.html#1728 |archivedate=October 10, 2012 }} |
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{{English cricket venues to 1725}} |
{{English cricket venues to 1725}} |
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[[Category:Sports venues in Kent]] |
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Revision as of 23:59, 17 December 2017
| Standort | Penshurst Place, Penshurst, near Tonbridge, Kent |
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| Home club | Edwin Stead's XI Penshurst Park CC |
| County club | Kent |
| Establishment | by 1724 |
Penshurst Park Cricket Ground a.k.a. the Earl of Leicester's Park at Penshurst, Kent is one of the oldest cricket venues in England. Part of the Penshurst Place estate, it is first recorded in a match in 1724.
18th-century cricket
Penshurst Park is known to have been the venue for four first-class matches played from 1724 to 1729. It is first recorded in 1724 for a match involving a combined Penshurst, Tonbridge & Wadhurst team against Dartford.[1] and then in the 1728 English cricket season when it was used for two matches organised by Kent patron Edwin Stead against teams led by the 2nd Duke of Richmond and Sir William Gage. In 1729, Stead used it as his home venue for another match against Sir William Gage's XI.[2]
Minor cricket
CricketArchive has recorded a number of matches played by a Penshurst club in the mid-19th century and one played by the modern Penshurst Park club against a visiting Toronto team.[3]
Heute
The ground is now the home venue of Penshurst Park Cricket Club.[4]
References
- ^ McCann, p. 18.
- ^ "Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825". Stumpsite. 2007. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Matches Played on Penshurst Park". CricketArchive. 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Penshurst Park Cricket Club". ImagineCricket. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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Further reading
- Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-1-900592-52-9.
- McCann, Tim (2004). Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century. Sussex Record Society.
- Waghorn, H. T. (1906). The Dawn of Cricket. Electric Press.
External links
- "From Lads to Lord's – 1728". Stumpsite. 2007. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
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