Find out more about the history of Cuckfield cricket club
The first reference to a match being played in Cuckfield probably played on what is now known as the "North Field", Cuckfield's second ground.
Most of the matches, over the next hundred years until 1854, were played on the Church Field (or Vicarage Field), an area to the south of the Church bounded to the west and south by Newbury Lane.
Ockenden, the "Spinning Field", was made available and the club immediately began to flourish once again.
The Club played its first match at Cuckfield Park on 3 May 1891 against St. Wilfred's Working Men's Club, using the North Field or Upper Park rather than the current ground.
The present main ground was built for the 1895 season by C.W. Sergison, with Montague Turner’s return helping to stabilise and shape the Club’s future.
A Saturday 2nd XI and Wednesday XI were established
Cricket Week began and has run every year since, starting on the first Monday in August
The Club’s first simple, single-room pavilion was built.
A Sunday XI first took the field.
The original pavilion was replaced by a wooden structure.
A fire destroyed the wooden pavilion in 1968, but a temporary building was erected within six weeks and impressively lasted twenty years; the ground itself was purchased the same year.
A colts team was reintroduced in 1971 after a century-long gap, sparking major youth growth.
The Sunday 2nd XI was formed
The Taverners began playing Thursday evenings
The current pavilion was constructed
The Over 40s team began playing on Wednesday afternoons
The Club first leased the North Field
The Sunday 3rd XI was introduced
The Club toured Spain, and both the 1st and 2nd XIs won their Sussex Invitation League competitions.
Chris and Tom Mole returned in 2002, helping the Club recover after a difficult first Sussex League season.
The Saturday 4th XI was created.
The Club achieved promotion to the Sussex League top flight.
The 1st XI finished runners-up in the Premier League and won the first-ever T20 Cup
The Girls U15s reached the National Semi-finals.
The Men's 1st XI won the T20 Cup winning the final under the floodlights at Hove.
The Men's 1st XI won the Sussex Premier League.
The Women's 1st XI won Division 2 and promotion to the Premier League in 2026.
Across various years the Club’s youth sides have earned numerous honours, including two U16 Finals at Arundel Castle, and the Over 40s have travelled to festivals in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Sri Lanka, with visits to Hong Kong, Singapore and Zimbabwe.
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