Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week
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Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week is a week long festival of cricket
where for one week (usually during the May–June Half-Term) Kent County Cricket Club
play their home matches at the Nevill Ground
in Royal Tunbridge Wells
. Games held during it are considered some of Kent's most popular fixtures.
in Maidstone
in 2005 and in addition to the County Cricket Ground
in Beckenham
, London
the Nevill Ground is currently one of Kent's two outgrounds with all other home matches being played at the St. Lawrence Ground in Canterbury
. The week also has had a poem written about the fixtures during it.
game and one limited overs game. With the advent of Twenty20
cricket, the one day game was replaced with a Twenty20 game. In 2011, as a reward for good support the previous year, Kent announced they would play two Twenty20 games at the cricket week instead of the usual one. This may also be a way of compensating the Tunbridge Wells fans because a reduction of Twenty20 fixtures from 2012 may cause most games to be played at the St. Lawrence Ground in order to make the most of new floodlights installed in 2011 meaning that Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week might not host a Twenty20 game after 2011.
where 1242 runs were scored despite the game being hit with rain.
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...
where for one week (usually during the May–June Half-Term) Kent County Cricket Club
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...
play their home matches at the Nevill Ground
Nevill Ground
The Nevill Ground is a cricket venue located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It played host to one One Day International during the 1983 Cricket World Cup, the group stage match between India and Zimbabwe in which Kapil Dev played an epic knock of 175*....
in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...
. Games held during it are considered some of Kent's most popular fixtures.
History
The cricket week has been running since 1902 with a festival being held the previous year to celebrate the opening of the ground. Due to Kent's dropping of Mote ParkMote Park (cricket ground)
Mote Park is a cricket ground in Maidstone, Kent, England. It is inside the grounds of the Mote Park. It is owned by The Mote Cricket Club and is also used by Maidstone RFC. Up until 2005, it was also occasionally used by Kent County Cricket Club as one of their outgrounds.- History :The first Kent...
in Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
in 2005 and in addition to the County Cricket Ground
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
The Kent County Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Beckenham, England....
in Beckenham
Beckenham
Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. It is located 8.4 miles south east of Charing Cross and 1.75 miles west of Bromley town...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
the Nevill Ground is currently one of Kent's two outgrounds with all other home matches being played at the St. Lawrence Ground in Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
. The week also has had a poem written about the fixtures during it.
Contents
A traditional cricket week at The Nevill Ground usually comprised one County ChampionshipCounty Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
game and one limited overs game. With the advent of Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
cricket, the one day game was replaced with a Twenty20 game. In 2011, as a reward for good support the previous year, Kent announced they would play two Twenty20 games at the cricket week instead of the usual one. This may also be a way of compensating the Tunbridge Wells fans because a reduction of Twenty20 fixtures from 2012 may cause most games to be played at the St. Lawrence Ground in order to make the most of new floodlights installed in 2011 meaning that Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week might not host a Twenty20 game after 2011.
Games
Games during the cricket week are often high scoring due to the pitch at the Nevill Ground being considered a batting paradise. This could be seen during the 2010 County Championship game against NottinghamshireNottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
where 1242 runs were scored despite the game being hit with rain.