Kew Cricket Club plays matches on

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in Kew, which is now in the

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The club was formed in 1882 following the amalgamation of two local clubs, Kew Oxford Cricket Club and Kew Cambridge Cricket Club, but cricket had been played on Kew Green for many years before this. In August 1732, the ''

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'' reported that

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attended "a great cricket match" at Kew on Thursday 27 July. A report in The ''

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'' dated 16 July 1737 refers to a match between a Prince of Wales XI and

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XI.

Current activities

Today's 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, 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

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. The 1st and 2nd XI teams play their cricket matches at Kew Cricket Club Ground on

, and the 3rd and 4th XIs play at St Mary's University's grounds in Teddington. A charity cricket match takes place annually, each May

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History

The church on Kew Green (1986) - geograph

* 1732 – Frederick, Prince of Wales, attended "a great cricket match" at Kew on Thursday 27 July * 1737 – Cricket was first reported on Kew Green * 1824 – Kew Green was enclosed by

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* 1853 – The '' Windsor and Eton Express'' reported that a meeting had been held at the Rose and Crown pub to re-establish the Kew Cambridge Cricket Club * 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 Club and Clifden House that took place on 16 May * 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

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and

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Cricket Club * 1876 – Kew Cambridge Cricket Club was given permission to cordon off the

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* 1881 – Kew Cambridge Cricket Club and Kew Oxford Cricket Club amalgamated to form Kew Cricket Club * 1962 – Kew Cricket Club was given permission to erect a

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* 1964 – Pavilion was opened * 1966 – Sunday cricket was allowed on Kew Green for the first time * 1973 –

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played

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on Kew Cricket Club's ground in the

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; however, the match was abandoned due to rain

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