Bourne Paddock is first mentioned in an item in the Kentish Weekly Post describing a recent match involving Mann's own Bourne Cricket Club and Dartford Cricket Club in September 1766. The result of the game is unknown.
The location, Bourne Paddock, was first documented in a report from the Kentish Weekly Post regarding a cricket match played by Mann's Bourne Cricket Club against Dartford Cricket Club in September 1766.  The result of this match remains unclear.