Bury Hill, Arundel
Bury Hill is an area of West Sussex, England, north of Arundel and south-west of Bury. In the 18th century its name may have sometimes been spelled Berry[1][2] or Bery Hill,[3] and it was used as a venue for cricket matches.[4]
| Location | near Bury, West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50.903°N 0.581°W |
| Source: CricketArchive | |
Its earliest known definite use was in June 1730 for match between the 2nd Duke of Richmond's XI and Sir William Gage's XI.[3] In August 1745, it was used for a match between a Sussex side and a Surrey team, the third in a series of matches between the two sides.[2][5] The ground appears to have remained in use until the 1770s, with references to matches which were scheduled to be played on the hill in 1771 and 1774.[6]
References
- McCann, p. 96.
- Ashley-Cooper FS (1900) Sussex Cricket and Cricketers, Cricket, 29 November 1900, p. 461. (Available online. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- McCann, p. 10.
- Bury Hill, Arundel, CricketArchive (subscription required). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- McCann, pp. 33–35.
- McCann, p. 77–78, 96.
Bibliography
- McCann TJ (ed) (2004) Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century. Lewes: Sussex Record Society, vol. 88.
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