County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
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The County Ground, Beckenham is a cricket ground in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley. The ground is owned by Leander Sports and Leisure[3] and is used as an outground by Kent County Cricket Club for First XI fixtures, as well as for other matches. As of 2019 the Kent Women cricket team played the majority of their matches at the ground.
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Location | Beckenham, London Borough of Bromley | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 51.420°N 0.028°W / 51.420; -0.028 | ||||||||||
Establishment | 1920 | ||||||||||
Capacity | 6,000[1][2] | ||||||||||
Owner | Leander Sports and Leisure[3] | ||||||||||
Operator | Kent County Cricket Club | ||||||||||
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City End Beckenham End | |||||||||||
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First WODI | 21 July 1993: England v New Zealand | ||||||||||
Last WODI | 25 July 1993: West Indies v Denmark | ||||||||||
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As of 6 September 2020 Source: Cricinfo |
The ground, which is on a 9.6 hectares (24 acres) site,[4] was first used for first-class cricket in 1954. It hosted two matches during the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup and has been used by Kent as a regular outground since 2003. The ground was redeveloped in 2001–02 and in 2014 and facilities include a 13 pitch square, a 2,048-seater stand, an indoor cricket school and 3G football pitches.