[1] The ground was used by the Rifle Brigade, known as the Green Jackets, who were based in Winchester at the Peninsula Barracks.

[2] The ground is currently owned by the trustees of the nearby ancient Hospital of St Cross and lies next to water meadows of the River Itchen.

[6] The original wooden cricket pavilion at the ground dated from 1886, but was destroyed by fire and a replacement was built in 1970.

[3] For many years, the ground has played host to the Southern Counties Archery Championship, in which thirteen counties from the South of England are represented.

[3] St Cross Symondians Cricket Club use the ground as their home venue.