Hertford Cricket Club is an English amateur

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club, located in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire. Cricket records for a Hertford club go back a far as 1825, however the club in its present form has been in existence since 1860. In 2009 the club was

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from the Home Counties Premier Cricket League, an accredited

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, the highest level for recreational club cricket in England and Wales. However, a year later they won promotion back to the league for the 2011 season.Annual Dinner and Club Awards 2010
/ref> They stayed there for a further two seasons before being relegated in 2012. They then were promoted back to the Home Counties Premier League in the 2013 season, winning the league with one game to spare. The clubs also fields three other Saturday league XIs in the Saracens Hertfordshire League. Home matches are played at

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in grounds of the Balls Park estate. Balls Park is regularly used by Hertfordshire, and since 1901 the club has hosted Minor Counties Championship,

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and List A matches.

Notable players

Cliff Cavener Cliff Cavener (born 30 April 1967) is a former an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Edmonton. Cavener, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut ...

References

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