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Kew Cricket Club

Kew Cricket Club hosts matches on Kew Green in Kew,[1] which is now in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Kew Green, historically in Surrey

Formed in 1882 following the amalgamation of two local clubs, Kew Oxford Cricket Club and Kew Cambridge Cricket Club, cricket had been played on Kew Green for at least 150 years previously.[2]

In August 1732, The Whitehall Evening Post reported that Frederick, Prince of Wales, attended "a great cricket match" at Kew on Thursday 27 July.[3] A report in The London Evening Post dated 16 July 1737 refers to a match between The Prince of Wales' XI and the Duke of Marlborough's XI.[4] A close neighbour of the Prince of Wales when resident at Marlborough House his London town house, the duke was a keen cricketer and a member of Marylebone Cricket Club;[5] his great nephew, the Revd Lord Frederick Beauclerk, became President of MCC (1826–27).[6]

Current activities

Today, Kew Cricket Club has four Saturday League teams, a Sunday League team and a Sunday friendly team. Kew Cricket Club operates a thriving Colts section,[7] fielding league teams at the U17 (under 17 years of age), U15, U13 and U11 levels. The current 1st XI team plays in Division 1 of the Thames Valley Cricket League.[8] The 1st and 2nd XI teams play their cricket matches at Kew Cricket Club Ground on Kew Green, whilst the 3rd and 4th XIs play at St Mary's University's grounds in Teddington.

A charity cricket match takes place annually, each May bank holiday.[9]

History

Historically in the county of Surrey and owned by the Crown Estate,[10] Kew CC's ground is adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens.[11]

St Anne's Church provides a picturesque backdrop to cricket on Kew Green

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kew Green". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g M Burgess, ed. (1982). Kew Cricket Club 1882–1982. London: Kew Cricket Club. p. 32.
  3. ^ a b G B Buckley (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket: A Collection of 1000 New Cricket Notices from 1697 to 1800. Birmingham: Cotterell. p. 262.
  4. ^ a b Derry Drabbs (2010). The River Thames. London: Frances Lincoln Ltd. p. 211. ISBN 978-0711229587.
  5. ^ www.burkespeerage.com
  6. ^ The House of Nell Gwyn: the fortunes of the Beauclerk family, 1670–1974 (Dr Donald Adamson FRSL)
  7. ^ Robert Tindall (2 June 2013). "Pop over the bridge to Kew Cricket Club – All Welcome!". Chiswick Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Champions Kew must heed NPL Teddington's cautionary tale". Richmond Guardian. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. ^ Christine Fleming (9 June 2012). "Extra special fun at Kew Green's charity cricket tournament". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  10. ^ www.richmond.gov.uk
  11. ^ www.kew.org
  12. ^ "Richmond: The ensuing cricket season". Windsor and Eton Express. 29 January 1853. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Cricket: Goodenough v Clifden Houses". Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle. 27 May 1855. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  14. ^ "District correspondence: Slough: Cricket". Windsor and Eton Express. 18 July 1868. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Kew Green, Kew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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