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12-547: The Royal New Ground , also known as " Box 's Ground", in Brighton , Sussex was a venue for first-class cricket matches from 1814 to 1847. Originally called "Brown's Ground" in the 18th century, it was located where Park Crescent, Brighton now stands. The ground was the home of Brighton Cricket Club and became the county ground of Sussex CCC when this was formed in 1839. A total of 49 first-class matches were played there until September 1847. From 1848 to 1871, Sussex CCC used

24-582: The Royal Brunswick Ground in Hove, also known as C H Gausden's Ground, and since 1872, the club has been based at the County Cricket Ground, Hove , its present home. Apart from first-class matches, the ground hosted a number of other matches. In 1845, the ground hosted two matches in benefit of fast-bowler George Brown . The first was a match between Sussex and an All England team, which was won by

36-532: The Sussex team during the early years of roundarm bowling when his colleagues included Jem Broadbridge and William Lillywhite . He was a member of the Sussex team when the county club was founded in 1839 and continued to play for the club until he retired. In all, Box is known to have played in 248 important matches. He was a right-handed batsman who occasionally made useful scores. He had 456 innings, in 43 of which he

48-702: The 1800s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prince%27s Cricket Ground Prince's Cricket Ground in Chelsea, London was a cricket ground, created by the brothers George and James Prince as part of the Prince's Club , on which 37 first-class matches were played between 1872 and 1878. The ground was built on in 1883. The boundaries of the site, laid out on the former Cattleugh's nursery gardens, are marked by Cadogan Square West, Milner Street , Lennox Gardens Mews, Walton Street and Pont Street. The 1872 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described

60-529: The All England team. The second match was a Gentlemen v Players match which was heavily interrupted by rain, meaning only 85 runs were scored on the opening day's play. In 1846, a match took place between the Zingari Club and the officers of the 12th Lancers regiment, which included Thomas Box , John Wisden and James Hodson . Box top scored in the officer's first innings, scoring 44 of the 110 runs. In 1861,

72-546: The first taking place in July 1873. In 1878, the touring Australians played two matches on the ground: Gentlemen of England v Australians and Players v Australians (the last first-class match held on the ground, scheduled for 11 to 13 September but finished in two days). The increasing acquisition of portions of the site for building development, made possible by 'The Cadogan and Hans Place Improvement Act of 1874', discouraged its further use. The former first-class cricketer Thomas Box

84-559: The ground as 'grand and quick and one of the finest playing grounds in England'. The first match played on the ground was Household Brigade v. Lords and Commons on 3 June 1871. Middlesex County Cricket Club used the ground between 1872 and 1876 and played their first match on 23–25 May 1872 against Yorkshire. The ground was also used by South of England and by Gentlemen of the South. Several Gentlemen v Players fixtures were also played there,

96-401: The ground hosted a single day match between Southdown and Brighton College , which ended with Southdown scoring 509/5. The last recorded match at Box's Ground was played in 1864 between Brighton Cricket Club and Eashing Park Cricket Club in 1864. Brighton won the match by 30 runs. In 1860, Box's Ground hosted a United States Circus containing the largest equestrian company in the world at

108-544: The lease of the Brunswick Ground to the club in 1863. In 1864, on the death of his wife, Box moved to London where he became a publican again but without success. His final employment was as an attendant at the Prince's Cricket Ground in Chelsea. On 12 July 1876, during a Middlesex v Nottinghamshire match, he collapsed and died three hours later. This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in

120-592: The proceeds enabled him to lease the Hanover Arms public house in Lewes Road, Brighton . This had the Royal New Ground attached and Box was called upon to manage the matches taking place there. As a result, it became popularly known as "Box's Ground". Sussex County Cricket Club used it until September 1847, after which Box leased the Royal Brunswick Ground , also in Hove, and the club moved there. Box relinquished

132-433: The time. Thomas Box Thomas Box (7 February 1808 – 12 July 1876) was a famous English cricketer who is remembered as one of the most outstanding wicketkeepers of the 19th century. Box played in important matches from 1826 to 1856. Although he played several matches for Marylebone Cricket Club , Hampshire and Surrey , he was most closely linked with cricket in his native county of Sussex. He played for

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144-402: Was not out, and scored 4,936 runs at an average of 11.95 with a highest score of 79. He scored 8 half-centuries. He bowled very rarely, style unknown, and took just 8 wickets but with a best analysis of 5/45. As a wicketkeeper, he was highly successful and his known career record of 236 catches and 162 stumpings is outstanding. In 1843 Sussex County Cricket Club granted Box a benefit match and

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