The ground, at North Marine Road, sees large crowds of holiday makers watching a mixture of first-class county cricket, one-day fixtures and invitation XIs in the late August/early September sunshine every year.
Jack Hobbs amassed an unbeaten 266 for the Players against the Gentlemen in 1925 while Sir Len Hutton hit 241 in the same fixture in 1953.
The prolific Philip Mead of Hampshire scored two double tons, 233 for the MCC against Lord Hawke's XI in 1929 and 223 for the Players against the long suffering Gentlemen in 1911.
The great Wilfred Rhodes pocketed 9 for 24 for CI Thornton's XI v. Australians in 1899 and J. M. Preston had taken 9 for 28 for Yorkshire against Marylebone Cricket Club 11 years before.
Johnny Briggs took 9 for 31 for Lord Londesborough's XI v. the Australians in 1890 and Bill Bowes laboured hard to take 9 for 121 for Yorkshire against Essex in 1932.