Aram's New Ground was a
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...
venue in Montpelier Gardens,
Walworth
Walworth () is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. It adjoins Camberwell to the south and Elephant and Castle to the north, and is south-east of Charing Cross.
Major streets in Walworth include the ...
. Named after its founder George Aram, it was the home of
Montpelier Cricket Club 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
pub 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
Homerton
Homerton ( ) is an area in London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bordered to the west by Hackney Central, to the north by Lower Clapton, in the east by Hackney Wick, Leyton and by South Hackney to the south. In 2019, it ...
.
The Walworth area had been a location for top-class cricket since the early 18th century and there are references to
Walworth Common 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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