Bat and Ball Ground

Bat and Ball Ground
Ground information
Location Gravesend, Kent
Establishment 1848 (first recorded match)
Team information
Kent (1849, 1854–1857, 1864–1873, 1876, 1882–1971)
As of 9 September 2010
Source: Ground profile

The Bat and Ball Ground is a cricket ground in Gravesend, Kent. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1848, when West Kent played an All-England Eleven.[1]

In 1849, Kent played an All-England Eleven in the grounds first first-class match. From 1849 to 1971, the ground held 145 first-class matches for Kent, the last of which saw them play the Pakistanis during their tour of England.[2]

The ground has also played host to 24 matches involving the Kent Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship.[3][4]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Gravesend Cricket Club[5] who play in the Kent Cricket League.

First-class records

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Coordinates: 51°26′12″N 0°21′54″E / 51.43678°N 0.36505°E / 51.43678; 0.36505

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