Bury Hill, Arundel

Bury Hill is an area of West Sussex, England, north of Arundel and southwest 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]

Bury Hill
Locationnear Bury, West Sussex
Coordinates50.903°N 0.581°W / 50.903; -0.581
Source: CricketArchive

Its earliest known definite use for cricket was in June 1730 for a 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 area appears to have remained in use for cricket matches until the 1770s, with references to matches which were scheduled to be played on the hill in 1771 and 1774.[6]

References
  1. McCann, p. 96.
  2. Ashley-Cooper FS (1900) Sussex Cricket and Cricketers, Cricket, 29 November 1900, p. 461. (Available online. Retrieved 2021-12-12.)
  3. McCann, p. 10.
  4. Bury Hill, Arundel, CricketArchive (subscription required). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  5. McCann, pp. 33–35.
  6. McCann, pp. 77–78, 96.

Bibliography
  • McCann TJ (ed) (2004) Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century. Lewes: Sussex Record Society, vol. 88.


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