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
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.

References

1. First-Class Matches played on Sandgate Hill Ground
2. Other matches played on Sandgate Hill Ground

External links

• Sandgate Hill Ground on CricketArchive
• Sandgate Hill Ground on Cricinfo

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