Editing Kennington (section)

===Kennington Oval (The Oval)===
{{Main|The Oval}}

[[File:The Oval Pavilion.jpg|thumb|Play at the Oval]]

The Oval, officially currently rebranded as "The Kia Oval", is the home ground for [[Surrey County Cricket Club]] and hosts the final [[Test cricket|Test match]] of the English summer season. The Oval was the first ground in the United Kingdom to host Test cricket, was the location for the [[England v Scotland representative matches (1870–1872)|England v Scotland representative matches]], the first ever international football match, the first [[FA Cup]] final in 1872, and held the second ever [[rugby union]] international match between England and Scotland in 1872. England's unfortunate performance against Australia here in 1882 gave rise to [[The Ashes]]. The Oval has been labelled with the sobriquet "the Grand Old Lady" in recognition of the significant role the ground has played in the development of modern sport.

The presence of the Oval as a large green space available for cricket is down to an unrealised street plan. For many years prior to its use as a cricket ground, this area was used as a cabbage garden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45285 |title=Stockwell and Kennington &#124; Old and New London: Volume 6 (pp. 327–341) |publisher=British-history.ac.uk |date=22 June 2003 |access-date=15 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917093245/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45285 |archive-date=17 September 2013  }}</ref>