Aram's New Ground was a

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venue in Montpelier Gardens,

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. Named after its founder George Aram, it was the home of

Montpelier Cricket Club The Montpelier Cricket Club was prominent in English cricket from about 1796, when it began to compete against Marylebone Cricket Club and other leading "town clubs", until 1845 when its members were the prime movers in the formation of Surrey Co ...

and hosted major matches from 1796 to 1806. It was also known as the "Bee Hive Ground" because of its proximity to the Bee Hive

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in Walworth. The earliest recorded match at Aram's was in June 1796 when a combined Thursday Club and Montpelier team hosted MCC. The ground was last recorded in June 1806 when Montpelier was defeated by

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. The Walworth area had been a location for top-class cricket since the early 18th century and there are references to

Walworth Common Walworth Common in Surrey was a cricket venue known to have been used in the 18th century. pp.41–45. There are no records of matches on the common after 1732 but a later venue in the area was Aram's New Ground, also known as the Bee Hive Ground ...

as a venue for major matches in 1730 and 1732. Ashley-Cooper FS (1900) At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742–1751, ''Cricket magazine'', p.21. Maun I (2009) ''From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750'', pp.41–45. Roger Heavens

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