Sandgate Plain

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Sandgate Plain
Ground information
Location Folkestone, Kent
Coordinates 51°04′34″N1°09′22″E / 51.076°N 1.156°E / 51.076; 1.156
Establishment1859
Last used1901
Team information
Folkestone Cricket Club(1859–1901)
Kent County Cricket Club (1862–1863)
As of 8 December 2017
Source: CricketArchive

Sandgate Plain was a cricket ground in Folkestone in Kent. The ground was situated on the Folkestone Leas, an area along the coast to the west of the town centre close to the village of Sandgate. The ground was one of two located either side of the Upper Folkestone Road, now the A259 Sandgate Road, which were established by 1859. [1] [2] [3] [4] The ground was used by Folkestone Cricket Club between 1859 and 1901. [5]

The ground was the venue for two first-class cricket matches in the 1860s. Kent County Cricket Club played Sussex County Cricket Club in both matches, one in 1862 and one in 1863. [6] [7] [8] The first match generated much interest and special trains were laid on to bring spectators to the town. [3]

Folkestone played one match on the ground against the New All England Eleven, a team of professional cricketers, in 1864 and the United South of England Eleven played challenge matches on the ground three times between 1865 and 1870. [3] [9] Folkestone Cricket Club moved to Cheriton Road at the beginning of the 20th century and the ground there was used by Kent for over 100 First XI matches between 1926 and 1995. [10] [11]

The area which the ground was located on is now built-up with areas of housing. [2] [12] The remains of a martello tower at the top of Sandgate Hill mark the edge of the former ground. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey Map of Kent, LXXV.9. Revised: 1897, Published: 1898.
  2. 1 2 Explorer Map 138 – Dover, Folkestone & Hythe, Ordnance Survey, 2015-09-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Crocket D (2016) Cricket on the Leas, Go Folkestone, March 2016, p.10. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  4. ↑ Chairman's report, Newsletter No. 59, Folkestone & District Local History Society, Summer 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  5. ↑ History, Folkestone Cricket Club. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  6. ↑ Kent against Sussex, The Times , issue 24314, 1862-08-02, p.14.
  7. ↑ County of Kent vs Sussex, The Times , issue 24317, 1862-08-06, p.12.
  8. ↑ First-Class Matches played on Sandgate Plain Ground, Sandgate, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  9. ↑ Other matches played on Sandgate Hill Ground, Sandgate, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  10. ↑ Grounds Records in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017, pp.210–211. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
  11. ↑ Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  12. ↑ Milton H (1979) Kent cricket grounds, in The Cricket Statistician, no. 28, December 1979, pp.2–10.
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