South Weald History

South Weald - Past, Present & Future

Past

Following a meeting held by local residents of South Weald at the now-redundant Tower Arms Pub, the club was formed in 1927.

Cricket was initially played on a piece of ground lent to us by the Tower Arms pub before moving to a pitch that 'The London Hospital' (Rochetts in South Weald) kindly let us use, playing in front of the ‘old house’.

In 1974, we moved to our now-established ground off Sandpit Lane following a 'club appeal' that year, encouraging members to help support the move (full article here). The land is steeped in history. It is known that there was a fortified hillfort here from early times, believed to be Iron Age, certainly some 500 years B.C. Sites of this nature are rare throughout the country, and as such, the ground is listed as a 'scheduled monument'. For more information, you can visit the wikipedia article here.

The ground was also used (alongside Weald Country Park) as a deer park through much of the medieval period, and more recently during WWII, when, post-war, some of the site was levelled to provide a cricket pitch.

You can find a detailed account of the history of South Weald CC here.

South Weald CC - 1961

South Weald 1st XI 2018

Present

We're fortunate to have a large pavilion and Clubhouse with comfortable home and away changing rooms, a large shower suite, a well-equipped bar and kitchen, toilets, and social space.

The site is fully serviced with mains utilities, and upgrading and expansion are planned as finances allow. Any funds we earn from potential relationships will go toward maintaining and improving our heritage and supporting village cricket, especially through youth work.

We pride ourselves on being a club that is diverse, friendly, and community-oriented. We offer social and corporate event facilities, individual social (and playing) memberships and always welcome new members into the club.

We currently field two Saturday men's teams and one Sunday men's team, a T20 side, and multiple junior teams.

Future

In an age where so many other cricket clubs are struggling, we aim to thrive. We are fortunate to have a great junior section and recognise this is key to the future of the club.

Whilst we are proud of the foundations we’ve built and the traditional side of our club, we also realise that to remain a strong and successful club, we need to strive for continual improvement where possible.

We have a number of projects that will run over the next few years, with the aim of developing the club and ensuring cricket can be played at our ground for many more years to come.