Hesketh Park
Encyclopedia
Hesketh Park is a cricket
ground in Dartford
, Kent
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1943, when Dartford played London Counties
.
In 1956, Kent
played Essex
in the grounds first first-class
match. From 1956 to 1990, the ground held 33 first-class matches, the last of which saw Kent play Leicestershire
in the 1990 County Championship
.
The ground has also held List-A matches. The first List-A match saw Kent played Essex
in the 1978 Benson and Hedges Cup. The ground held its second and final List-A match in a repeat of the previous fixture in 1981.
The Kent Second XI
first used the ground in 1947 when they played Norfolk
in the Minor Counties Championship. The Kent Second XI have used the ground in a total of 37 matches in both the Minor Counties Championship and the Second XI Championship
.
During the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
, the ground held a single Women's One Day International when Australia women played New Zealand women
.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Dartford Cricket Club
who play in the Kent Cricket League
. The cricket club is one of the oldest in the world, having been formed in 1727. Hesketh Park is next to Dartford Brent
, which was the original home of the cricket club.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground in Dartford
Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1943, when Dartford played London Counties
London Counties cricket team
London Counties was a representative cricket side that was formed during the Second World War by Charles Jones.Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, the government issued an order "closing all places of entertainment and outdoor sports meetings". However, this was soon rescinded and there was...
.
In 1956, Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
played Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
in the grounds first first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match. From 1956 to 1990, the ground held 33 first-class matches, the last of which saw Kent play Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in the 1990 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
.
The ground has also held List-A matches. The first List-A match saw Kent played Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
in the 1978 Benson and Hedges Cup. The ground held its second and final List-A match in a repeat of the previous fixture in 1981.
The Kent Second XI
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
first used the ground in 1947 when they played Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Minor Counties Championship. The Kent Second XI have used the ground in a total of 37 matches in both the Minor Counties Championship and the Second XI Championship
Second XI Championship
The Second XI Championship is a season-long cricket competition in England that is competed for by the reserve teams of those county cricket clubs that have first-class status...
.
During the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
The 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited overs World Cup for men in 1975. The competition was won by the hosts, England...
, the ground held a single Women's One Day International when Australia women played New Zealand women
New Zealand women's cricket team
The New Zealand women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1935, when they lost to England. Since then they have only won two Tests, once against Australia, and once against South Africa....
.
In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Dartford Cricket Club
Dartford Cricket Club
Dartford Cricket Club is one of the oldest in England and its origins go back to the early 18th century, perhaps earlier.See also: Dartford Brent...
who play in the Kent Cricket League
Kent Cricket League
The Kent Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Kent, England. The league was founded in 1970, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League...
. The cricket club is one of the oldest in the world, having been formed in 1727. Hesketh Park is next to Dartford Brent
Dartford Brent
Dartford Brent was an extensive area of common land on the outskirts of Dartford in Kent. In history, it was the scene of a confrontation between King Henry VI and Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York in 1452; and in 1555 thousands of spectators were to witness the burning to death at the stake of...
, which was the original home of the cricket club.
External links
- Hesketh Park on CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Hesketh Park on CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...