Royal Brunswick Ground

Coordinates: 50°49′34″N 0°10′16″W / 50.826°N 0.171°W / 50.826; -0.171

The Royal Brunswick Ground, also known as "C H Gausden's Ground", in Hove, Sussex was a venue for first-class cricket matches from 1848 to 1871. The ground was situated to the west of the Brunswick Town area of Hove, roughly where Third and Fourth Avenues are today.^[1] As the land near the seafront was required for the expansion of the town, the club moved in 1872.^[2]

The ground was the home of Sussex County Cricket Club which had previously (1814–1847) been based at the Royal New Ground. In all, 64 first-class matches were played at the Royal Brunswick.^[3] The ground was used for many non-Sussex county matches, for example in 1864, a "Gentleman of Sussex" team played against a "Gentleman of South Wales" team,^[4] in 1866, county players played a match against a team including nine "Gentleman of the County" and nine "Colts of Sussex",^[5] and in 1866 the ground was used for a match between Brighton Cricket Club and Eashing Park Club.^[6] Since 1872, the club has been based at the County Cricket Ground, Hove, its present home.

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Further reading[]

• Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999
• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 4-11 (1848-1870), Lillywhite, 1863–1871

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