The development of cricket clubs is one of the great stories of Eighteen Century sport. Instead of men of a village or small town (and it was nearly always men) coming together informally to form an eleven to play a game, institutions were set up which had a personality of their own, generally linked to a particular location. It was a growing trend, which eventually led to the formation of the greatest club of all – the MCC.
In a great many cases however, Eighteenth Century Cricket clubs have no records attaching to them beyond records of matches they played and knowledge of where they played their matches. For this reason, there is often not a great deal more to be said of several significant clubs beyond what is already included in the relevant pages on ground. There are however several important exceptions and these are as follows:
- Star and Garter (not actually a cricket club)
- London Cricket Club
- White Conduit Cricket Club
- Marylebone Cricket Club
- Dartford Cricket Club
- Bromley
- Farnham
- Slindon