Bourne Paddock

Bourne Paddock was a cricket ground at Bourne Park House, the seat of Sir Horatio Mann, at Bishopsbourne around 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Canterbury in the English county of Kent.

Archaeological surveys have shown that it was built on an area which was settled during the Iron Age and Roman periods.

[3] Bourne Paddock is first mentioned in an item in the Kentish Weekly Post describing a recent match involving Mann's own Bourne Cricket Club and Dartford Cricket Club in September 1766.

[4] Bourne Cricket Club effectively represented Kent during the late 18th century and attracted large crowds to the ground.

[1] A total of 17 matches played on the ground were given retrospective first-class cricket status by some sources.