MAJOR DATES

1737 Cricket first reported on Kew Green.
1824 Enclosure of Kew Green by Private Act of Parliament.
1872 Foundation of Kew Cambridge C.C.
1876 Kew Cambridge C.C. given permission to cordon off wicket.
1881 Amalgamation of Kew Cambridge and Kew Oxford Cricket Club to form Kew C.C.
1962 Kew C.C. given permission to erect a pavilion. (1964 Pavilion opens).
1966 Sunday cricket allowed on Kew Green.

Kew Cricket Club was formed in 1882 following the amalgamation of two local clubs, Kew Oxford and Kew Cambridge. However cricket had been played on the green for many years prior to 1882. Evidence supporting this is contained in a report printed in The London Post dated July 16th 1737, which refers to a match between a Prince of Wales XI and The Duke of Marlborough XI.

Kew Cricket Club, circa 1874

Over 100 years Kew Cricket Club has seen some good seasons and bad. In the period from 1919-22 the club produced its best ever results in terms of percentage of games won. The best years in terms of number of victories came much later in 1959(21) and 1969(22) when of course, a greater number of games were played.

Kew Cricket Club - 1924

In 1962 the then head of light entertainment for the BBC Tom Sloan offered to put on a show to help raise money for a pavilion. This led to Tom being instrumental in raising celebrity sides to play in the clubs annual charity matches and did so until his untimely death.

A young Alec Stewart (top row - second from left) appearing for Young Surrey Cricketers at Kew CC

A Mention of Nick Houlton's 'tenfer'- 27 May 1995