The ground is owned by Leander Sports and Leisure[3] and is used as an outground by Kent County Cricket Club for First XI fixtures, as well as for other matches.

The bank sold the ground, which extended to 25 acres (10 ha) at its greatest extent,[5] to developers for almost £2 million in September 1999, and it is now operated by Leander Sports and Leisure group.

[6][7] The ground was first used by the Kent First XI in 1954 when it hosted a County Championship match against Gloucestershire in a low-scoring rain-affected draw.

[16][17] Notable matches include a one-day game against the touring West Indians in 2004 and the 2008 Friends Provident Trophy quarter final, a game which had to be moved from the county's usual base at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury due to heavy rainfall.

[7][24][25] Following the sale of the ground, the facilities were redeveloped by Leander Sports and Leisure, working with Kent and Bromley London Borough Council.

A new pavilion was constructed with the aim of turning the ground into a centre of excellence for sports in south-east London.

[30] Further redevelopment of the ground took place in 2014, partly to provide the opportunity to increase revenue from non-cricket activities as the site was making a loss for the cricket club.

[33] They returned in 2015 with six days of cricket scheduled, including a County Championship match and two NatWest t20 Blast fixtures.

[43] The ground owners, Leander Sports and Leisure,[44] built 48 houses on part of the site in order to fund the redevelopment[3][33] which includes a number of year-round facilities including an indoor cricket school, 3G football pitches and a physiotherapy clinic.

[13][42][46][47] In February 2024 Kent's Chief Executive Simon Storey confirmed that the club were exploring the possibility of hosting a third-London based side in The Hundred at Beckenham, amid plans for an expansion from an 8-team to a 10-team competition.

[1][48] The ground is around 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Beckenham town centre with the main entrance on the Worsley Bridge Road.

Wahab Riaz, in his debut for the county, took the only T20 five-wicket haul on the ground which included Kent's second T20 hat-trick.