Gore Court

Gore Court
Location Sittingbourne, Kent
Establishment 1860 (first recorded match)
As of 6 September 2010
Source: Ground profile

Gore Court is a cricket ground in Sittingbourne, Kent. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1860, when the Gentlemen of Kent played the Gentlemen of Berkshire.[1]

The Kent Second XI first used the ground in the 1930 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. From 1930 to 1997, the ground held a combined total of 38 Second XI fixtures for the Kent Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship, Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy.[2][3][4]

In the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, the ground held a single Women's One Day International between Young England women and Jamaica women.[5]

The ground is the home venue of Gore Court Cricket Club who play in the Kent Cricket League.[6] Gore Court Hockey Club also share the clubhouse facilities.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Other matches played on Gore Court
  2. ↑ Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Gore Court
  3. ↑ Second XI Championship Matches played on Gore Court
  4. ↑ Second XI Trophy Matches played on Gore Court
  5. ↑ Women's One-Day International Matches played on Gore Court
  6. ↑ Gore Court Cricket Club
  7. ↑ "Gore Court Hockey Club". Retrieved 2013-03-16.

Coordinates: 51°20′45″N 0°42′22″E / 51.34594°N 0.70605°E / 51.34594; 0.70605


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