Bourne Cricket Club was based at Bishopsbourne, near Canterbury in Kent, and played several major matches in the 18th century when it was one of the teams which effectively represented Kent as a county.
When Sir Horatio relocated to Dandelion, near Margate, the Bourne club ceased to exist.
Bourne is first recorded as a cricket team on Monday 29 September 1766 when it played Dartford at Bishopsbourne.
Earlier in the 1768 season, Bourne played three matches against Henry Rowett's Caterham Cricket Club.
[citation needed] Sir Horatio continued to raise his own team for many years and Bourne Paddock was a regular venue for major matches until 1790.