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Angel Ground
The Angel Ground was a sports ground at Tonbridge in the English county of Kent. It was used as a venue for first-class cricket by Kent County Cricket Club between 1869 and 1939 and then for association football by Tonbridge Angels F.C., until 1980. It was subsequently demolished and redeveloped by Tonbridge and Malling District Council in 1980.
The ground was located in the centre of Tonbridge, around 250 metres (820 ft) north-east of Tonbridge railway station, just to the east of Tonbridge High Street. It was bordered on the north by a branch of the River Medway and suffered from flooding in 1925.
The ground was named after the nearby Angel Hotel and was initially used as a cricket ground. Although a field near the Angel Inn is first referenced as a cricket ground in 1844, the first recorded match, featuring Tonbridge Cricket Club, was in 1868. The club purchased the ground in 1905 for £4,300 and used it until 1942.
The ground was first used as a venue for first-class cricket in 1869 when Kent played Nottinghamshire. The ground became more widely used by the county during the 1880s, with Sussex initially the most frequent visitors. A cricket week was first held in 1890 and had become the second oldest (after the Canterbury Cricket Week) of Kent's five established cricket weeks by the time of the First World War. The week was the county's first of the season and was described by The Times in 1911 as "one of the most delightful". There were usually at least two County Championship matches held on the ground each year.
Kent played a total of 106 First XI matches on the ground, with the county Second XI also using the ground a number of times, including in the Minor Counties Championship. The final first-class match to be played on the ground was in June 1939 when Kent drew with Glamorgan.
A total of 106 first-class matches were held on the ground, all of them featuring Kent as the home side.
The total made against Essex in 1922 was Kent's highest total in first-class cricket when it was set. As of December 2017, it remains the fifth highest score in the county's history. The score of 16 made by Warwickshire in 1913 is the lowest ever made against a Kent side. It was scored in the Warwickshire second innings, the side being bowled out in 45 minutes.
One of Kent's greatest bowlers, Colin Blythe, made his debut for the county on the Angel Ground in 1899. Playing against Yorkshire, he bowled Frank Mitchell with his first ball in first-class cricket, one of only three men to have taken a wicket with their first ball in first-class cricket whilst playing for Kent.
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Angel Ground
The Angel Ground was a sports ground at Tonbridge in the English county of Kent. It was used as a venue for first-class cricket by Kent County Cricket Club between 1869 and 1939 and then for association football by Tonbridge Angels F.C., until 1980. It was subsequently demolished and redeveloped by Tonbridge and Malling District Council in 1980.
The ground was located in the centre of Tonbridge, around 250 metres (820 ft) north-east of Tonbridge railway station, just to the east of Tonbridge High Street. It was bordered on the north by a branch of the River Medway and suffered from flooding in 1925.
The ground was named after the nearby Angel Hotel and was initially used as a cricket ground. Although a field near the Angel Inn is first referenced as a cricket ground in 1844, the first recorded match, featuring Tonbridge Cricket Club, was in 1868. The club purchased the ground in 1905 for £4,300 and used it until 1942.
The ground was first used as a venue for first-class cricket in 1869 when Kent played Nottinghamshire. The ground became more widely used by the county during the 1880s, with Sussex initially the most frequent visitors. A cricket week was first held in 1890 and had become the second oldest (after the Canterbury Cricket Week) of Kent's five established cricket weeks by the time of the First World War. The week was the county's first of the season and was described by The Times in 1911 as "one of the most delightful". There were usually at least two County Championship matches held on the ground each year.
Kent played a total of 106 First XI matches on the ground, with the county Second XI also using the ground a number of times, including in the Minor Counties Championship. The final first-class match to be played on the ground was in June 1939 when Kent drew with Glamorgan.
A total of 106 first-class matches were held on the ground, all of them featuring Kent as the home side.
The total made against Essex in 1922 was Kent's highest total in first-class cricket when it was set. As of December 2017, it remains the fifth highest score in the county's history. The score of 16 made by Warwickshire in 1913 is the lowest ever made against a Kent side. It was scored in the Warwickshire second innings, the side being bowled out in 45 minutes.
One of Kent's greatest bowlers, Colin Blythe, made his debut for the county on the Angel Ground in 1899. Playing against Yorkshire, he bowled Frank Mitchell with his first ball in first-class cricket, one of only three men to have taken a wicket with their first ball in first-class cricket whilst playing for Kent.