The venue, which is near to Hawkenbury, is currently used by Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club in the summer months and by Tunbridge Wells Hockey Club in the winter.
Yet the historic ground, which is owned by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, has a history of hosting county and international games.
It was first used by Kent County Cricket Club in 1901, just three years after it was built and has hosted over 180 county matches in its time.
The ground also played host to a single One Day International during the 1983 Cricket World Cup featuring India and Zimbabwe.
That match has gone down in cricketing folklore when India’s Kapel Dev scored 175 not out after the Indian side was reduced to 9/4.
The game has now been immortalised in a Bollywood film called ‘83’ starring Ranveer Singh as Kapel Dev, and many of the key scenes were recorded at the Nevill Ground.
The film was shot in 2019 but the Covid crisis has meant its release has been put back several times. It is now set to hit selected UK cinemas on December 24 after its premier at the Red Sea International Film Festival next week.
However, the Nevill Ground has hasn’t hosted a county cricket game since 2019 and now, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Leader Tom Dawlings says talks are under way not only to get county cricket back to the ground, but also to refurbish it.
He told the Times: “One thing we are looking at are some of our contracts. Parks could be looked after by local companies rather than a large national company to do them all.
“Many of the sports facilities are looking tired and the Council can’t afford to build new ones so we have to think about what we can do. We want to encourage the sports clubs to see what they can do, such as fundraising.
“The Nevill Ground is a fantastic facility. But it has a stand that is barely used and a club house that is dated, which is such a shame as it used to have huge crowds watching cricket.
“Kent County Cricket want to come back. I have been to see them, and they are very keen to come back and that will bring footfall.
“What could be better than to come watch a day’s cricket in Tunbridge Wells and then visit the restaurants, it will be great.”
