Foxgrove Road, Beckenham
Foxgrove Road, Beckenham is a sports ground in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley. The ground is home to Beckenham Cricket Club, a multi-sports club, and has been used as a first-class cricket venue and hosted the Kent Championships, a tennis tournament held annually in the run-up to the Wimbledon Championships. It was also the ground used for the University Hockey Match between Oxford and Cambridge universities. The ground remains in use for cricket and tennis as well as for football, netball and squash and acting as a base for road running.
The cricket pavilion at Foxgrove Road in 2016 | |||||||
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| Location | Beckenham, London Borough of Bromley | ||||||
| Coordinates | 51.414°N 0.021°W | ||||||
| Establishment | 1866 | ||||||
| Owner | Beckenham Cricket Club | ||||||
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| As of 10 September 2016 Source: CricketArchive | |||||||
The ground was part of Foxgrove Farm and was established by Beckenham Cricket Club in 1866. It is on Foxgrove Road, around 500 metres (0.31 mi) north-east of Beckenham town centre. The A2015 road is 200 metres (0.12 mi) to the west of the ground.