The Trent Bridge Cricket Ground began in a field behind this pub, and the land was also the first home of the Notts County Football Club.

In 1845 Clarke decided to move to London to found the All England Eleven which became a nationally known touring cricket team.

John Chapman who was Clarke's step son took over the management of the (pub and) ground for some time but he and his successor enjoyed no great success.

This match was arranged by a local solicitor, John Johnson, who since 1859 had reinvigorated the club organising a committee and a first brick pavilion.

[4] Richard Daft was a well known cricketer at Trent Bridge and he ran the inn at one time as he was a partner in the Radcliffe Brewery.

The club only briefly owned the inn as they resold it to a brewery for a sum in excess of the money they had paid to the Musters.