Cricket players crossing the road in front of the Mitcham Cricket Club pavilion to reach the playing ground on Cricket Green

Date:
22 Aug 2010
Location:
Mitcham Cricket Club, Cricket Green, Mitcham, Merton, Greater London Authority
Reference:
PLA01/03/0457
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Mitcham Green may have been first used for cricket in around 1707. It was later known as Lower Green and was renamed Cricket Green by 1913. The pavilion was built in 1904. Before this, players used the Cricketers Inn on the north side of the green.

Content

This is part of the Series: PLA01/03 Played in London; within the Collection: PLA01 Played in Britain Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Inglis, Simon

Keywords

Early 20th Century Cricket Pavilion, People, Leisure And Recreation, Sport