Foxgrove Road, Beckenham
 The cricket pavilion at Foxgrove Road in 2016 | |||||||
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| Location | Beckenham, London Borough of Bromley | ||||||
| Coordinates | 51°24′50″N 0°01′16″W / 51.414°N 0.021°W | ||||||
| Establishment | 1866 | ||||||
| Owner | Beckenham Cricket Club | ||||||
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| As of 10 September 2016 Source: CricketArchive | |||||||
Foxgrove Road, Beckenham is a sports ground in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley. The ground is home to Beckenham Cricket Club, a multi-sports club, and has been used as a first-class cricket venue and hosted the Kent Championships, a tennis tournament held annually in the run-up to the Wimbledon Championships. It was also the ground used for the University Hockey Match between Oxford and Cambridge universities. The ground remains in use for cricket and tennis as well as for football, netball and squash and acting as a base for road running.[1]
The ground was part of Foxgrove Farm and was established by Beckenham Cricket Club in 1866.
Cricketing history
Foxgrove Road was used by
The first first-class match at the ground was in July 1886 against
The ground was used for 17
Primary Club
The Primary Club, which is open to cricketers who are out first ball of their innings, was formed at Beckenham Cricket Club in 1955.[10][11] The club has grown into an international charity making annual donations in excess of £160,000 to a variety of schools and clubs for the blind and partially sighted. Their patron is former England, Kent and Beckenham cricketer Derek Underwood.[10]
Records on the ground
A total of 15 first-class matches have been played on the ground, all but one featuring Kent as the home team.[12]
- Highest total: 440 by Surrey against Kent, 1886
- Lowest total: 35 by Nottinghamshire against Kent, 1889
- Highest partnership: 146, 1st wicket by CJ Burnup and EW Dillon, for Kent against Middlesex, 1902
- Highest individual score: 127 not out, JR Mason, for Kent against Nottinghamshire, 1896
- Best bowling in an innings: 8/23, GA Lohmann, for Surrey against Kent, 1888
- Best bowling in a match: 14/102, T Richardson, for Surrey against Kent, 1897
Tennis history
Tennis was first played at Foxgrove Road in 1879, originally on three grass courts, and the club is one of the oldest in the world to still be playing at its original location.[13][14] The ground has 18 courts, including six on grass and 12 on a variety of hard surfaces.[14] The Summer Pavilion at the club, which was built as a Ladies Pavilion in 1896, has Grade II Listed building status.[13] Foxgrove Road hosted a match in the 1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge (the tournament which later became known as the Davis Cup), with India beating Romania 5–0 at the ground in June.[13]
Kent Championships
Foxgrove Road hosted the
Hockey history
Foxgrove Road is the base of Bromley & Beckenham Hockey Club, formed after a merger in 2005, although matches are played at other grounds in the area.[15] The Men’s 1st XI play in the South Premier Hockey League and the Women's 1st XI in the East Premier Division.
Foxgrove Road hosted the Oxford versus Cambridge varsity hockey match on 38 occasions from 1909 to 1957.[16]
References
- ^ Other sections, Beckenham Cricket Club. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ a b c d The International Tournament (1886–1996), Beckenham Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ Explorer Map 161 – London South (Westminster, Greenwich, Croydon, Esher & Twickenham), Ordnance Survey, 2015-09-16.
- ^ a b c d First-class matches played on Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ Clifford J (2016) 'Welcome to the Kent County Ground, Beckenham' in Match Guide, 2016-06-03. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
- ^ Grounds Records in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017, pp.210–211. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
- ^ Foxgrove Road, Beckenham – Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ a b Minor Counties Championship matches played on Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ Ground, Beckenham Cricket Club. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ a b History, The Primary Club. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ The Primary Club, Beckenham Cricket Club. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ^ a b c The Summer Pavilion, Beckenham Tennis Club, List Entry Summary, Historic England. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ a b Our history, Beckenham Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ Find us Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Bromley & Beckenham Hockey Club. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ Varsity Match – Past Venues, University Hockey Match. Retrieved 2017-11-26.