Royal New Ground | |
Location | Brighton, Sussex |
Home club | Brighton Cricket Club |
County club | Sussex (pre-county club) and Sussex CCC |
Established | July 1814 |
Last used | September 1847 |
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 [1].
From 1848 to 1871, Sussex CCC used the Royal Brunswick Ground in Brighton, also known as C H Gausden's Ground [2]. Since 1872, the club has been based at the County Cricket Ground, Hove, its present home.