Rectory Field, 1886

This is the scorecard from the first game played at Rectory Field, and featuring Montague Druitt.

Montague Druitt was the representive of the Blackheath Morden Cricket Club in the negotiations that resulted in the formation of the Blackheath Cricket Football and Lawn Tennis Company Limited, which in turn signed a 21 year lease on the Rectory Field property and undertook to build a pavilion in 1885. The Blackheath Cricket Club dropped the "Morden" from it's name in October of 1885.

Despite being the home of both the Blackheath Cricket Club and the Blackheath Rugby Club (collectively forming The Blackheath Cricket Football and Lawn Tennis Company Limited). Rectory Field is actually located in Charlton, and the field takes it's name from The Charlton Rectory.

Blackheath Cricket club still plays at Rectory Field to this day. Their official website, including a brief but interesting history, can be found here.