HSBC Sports and Social Club is a sports ground in

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in the

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, owned by

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bank. The ground was used for one First XI

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match by

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and hosted one match in the

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. It was known as the Midland Bank Sports Ground until

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was purchased by HSBC. It is located around north-west of Beckenham town centre on Lennard Road. The Mid-Kent railway line runs along the eastern edge of the ground with

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adjacent to the south-east corner. The River Pool runs along the western edge the ground.Explorer Map 161 – London South (Westminster, Greenwich, Croydon, Esher & Twickenham),

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, 2015-09-16.

Cricketing history

The ground was established in 1920 by the London Joint City and Midland Bank Sports Association, an organisation which dated back to 1871 and became the Midland Bank Sports association in 1923.Milton H (1979) Kent cricket grounds, in ''The Cricket Statistician'', no. 28, December 1979, pp.2–10. The first recorded cricket match on the ground was in 1930 when the Club Cricket Conference played the Universities Athletic Union. The ground hosted a single

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match when

beat

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in a rain affected match in the 1970 John Player League. The ground was used as part of the centenary celebrations of the Midland Bank Sports association. The match saw Kent win by scoring more runs in the first nine overs of their innings than Lancashire had scored in their first ten overs, scoring 58 for 1 wicket. The result attracted some controversy because technically Kent had to bat for 10 overs before able to claim a win.Woodcock J (1970) Kent win sprint but Lancashire may appeal, ''

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'', 1970-05-11, p.6. Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 2017-11-30. Beckenham was part of

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until 1965 and the county has played matches at a number of grounds in what it describes as "Metropolitan Kent".Clifford J (2016) 'Welcome to the Kent County Ground, Beckenham' in ''Match Guide'', 2016-06-03. Canterbury:

.Grounds Records in ''Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017'', pp.210–211. Canterbury:

. It maintains a current base at the Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham from the ground. During the

the ground held a single

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when Australia women were beaten by New Zealand women.

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, who top-scored with 38 not out, and

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passed the Australian total of 77 without losing a wicket.

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took 3 wickets for 15 runs from nine overs for New Zealand as they knocked the favourites Australia out of the tournament in the final series of round-robin matches.Grummittt D (2013
Women's World Cup History - England 1993
''Cricket World'', 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-08-11.

Modern use

In local cricket, the ground is the home of New Beckenham Cricket Club, formerly known as HSBC Cricket Club who play in the

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.New Beckenham Cricket Club
Retrieved 2022-06-13. This site includes three cricket pitches as well as a number of net areas. As well as cricket, a number of other sports are played at the ground, including

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, tennis and squash.About us
New Beckenham CC. Retrieved 2022-06-13. An astroturf pitch is used by New Beccehamian Hockey Club.Location
New Beccehamian Hockey Club. Retrieved 2016-08-11.

References

External links

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