Formed in 1882 following the amalgamation of two local clubs, Kew Oxford Cricket Club and Kew Cambridge Cricket Club, cricket had been played on Kew Green for at least 150 years previously.[2]
Today, Kew Cricket Club has four Saturday League teams, a Sunday League team and a Sunday friendly team. Kew Cricket Club operates a thriving Colts section,[7] fielding league teams at the U17 (under 17 years of age), U15, U13 and U11 levels.
The current 1st XI team plays in Division 1 of the Thames Valley Cricket League.[8] The 1st and 2nd XI teams play their cricket matches at Kew Cricket Club Ground on Kew Green, whilst the 3rd and 4th XIs play at St Mary's University's grounds in Teddington.
1853 – The Windsor and Eton Express reported that a meeting had been held at the Rose & Crown pub to re-establish the Kew Cambridge Cricket Club[12]
1855 – Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle referred to "Kew Cambridge Cricket Ground" as the venue for a match between the Goodenough House School CC and Clifden House CC which took place on 16 May[13]
1868 – The Windsor and Eton Express reported that despite being said to have included four professional players, a Kew United Cricket Club team had lost a match at Kew Green on 9 July against the Slough & Upton Cricket Club[14]
1876 – Kew Cambridge Cricket Club was granted permission to cordon off the wicket[2]
1881 – Kew Cambridge Cricket Club and Kew Oxford Cricket Club amalgamated to form Kew Cricket Club[2]
1962 – Kew CC was given permission to erect a pavilion[2]
1964 – The cricket pavilion was opened[2]
1966 – Sunday cricket was allowed on Kew Green for the first time[2]
^ a b c d e f gM Burgess, ed. (1982). Kew Cricket Club 1882–1982. London: Kew Cricket Club. p. 32.
^ a bG B Buckley (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket: A Collection of 1000 New Cricket Notices from 1697 to 1800. Birmingham: Cotterell. p. 262.
^Robert Tindall (2 June 2013). "Pop over the bridge to Kew Cricket Club – All Welcome!". Chiswick Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^"Champions Kew must heed NPL Teddington's cautionary tale". Richmond Guardian. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^Christine Fleming (9 June 2012). "Extra special fun at Kew Green's charity cricket tournament". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
^www.richmond.gov.uk
^www.kew.org
^"Richmond: The ensuing cricket season". Windsor and Eton Express. 29 January 1853. Retrieved 22 January 2016.