Bromley Cricket Club

The first definite mention of the area in a cricket connection is a 1735 match on Bromley Common between Kent and London Cricket Club. The report of this match states that "a large crowd attended".^{[citation needed]} During this time Bromley produced noted players like John Bowra, William Bowra, Robert Colchin, and the brothers James and John Bryant.

A match took place in June 1742 between London and Bromley at the Artillery Ground which is the second known instance of a match finishing as a tie.^[1]