Sandgate Hill Ground

Sandgate Hill Ground
Ground information
Location Sandgate, Kent
Coordinates 51°04′32″N 1°09′22″E / 51.0755°N 1.1560°E / 51.0755; 1.1560
Establishment 1862 (first recorded match)
Team information
Kent (1862-1863)
As of 5 September 2010
Source: Ground profile

Sandgate Hill Ground was a cricket ground in Sandgate, Kent. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1862, when Kent played Sussex in the grounds first first-class match. The following year the ground held its second and final first-class match in a repeat of the previous season's fixture.[1]

The final recorded match on the ground came in July 1870 when Folkstone played a United South of England Eleven.[2] The ground was located ran alongside the eastern side of Sandgate Hill Road and to the south of Sandgate Road. The site of the ground is today covered by large detached houses.

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Coordinates: 51°04′32″N 1°09′22″E / 51.0755°N 1.1560°E / 51.0755; 1.1560

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