About us
A club for all the community, run by members for members.
Merstham Cricket Club
Cricket has been played at Quality Street in Merstham since 1864, the celebration of our 150th anniversary in 2014 coincided with the start of a successful new chapter in the history of the club. In 2024 we will celebrate our 160th anniversary and are continuing to grow, this year exceeding 400 members for the first time ever.
Over the last decade complete redevelopment of the ground, giving us a new clubhouse, changing rooms and a second pitch with an all weather wicket for junior matches, and a complete renewal of our net facilities. We also play cricket at The Ring, on Earlswood Common in Redhill, where we have made significant investments in renovations to both the pavilion and the square.
As well as our own cricket, we also host games and training for local schools, Surrey disability and Surrey over 60s and 70s.
Cricket for all
We aim to provide cricket for all players young and old in a safe and fun environment. This aim is supported by our commitment to the ECB Clubmark framework for safeguarding children, developing cricket, inclusivity and club management. We have had ECB Clubmark status since 2009, being re-accredited in 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
We encourage all our cricketers to take part in, and enjoy, cricket. We field teams at all ages in our Junior Section (ages 6 through 17). Our Disability Squad plays against other teams from the South of England.
Since 2019 our womens and girls section has grown dramatically, we now field two women’s teams in different tiers of soft ball competition, as well as a hard ball team in the Surrey Women’s Slam. Our girls section we play in U13 and U17 leagues and have, this year, started a U10s age group to get the younger girls interested and secure the future generations of this expanding section of our club. 2024 saw the number of female participating members exceed 50.
At openage (adult) level, we field five Saturday teams playing Surrey Championship league cricket and two sides on Sundays, the first team playing as the Development XI in the Surrey Trust League and taking in friendlies on non-league dates, plus a Sunday 2nd XI purely playing friendlies. We also enter Twenty20 competitions such as the midweek Surrey Slam and a local Indoor Cricket league during winter.
In 2023 we introduced walking cricket to the club for older members which has been very popular amongst older members of the community. The walking cricket squad play in the central Surrey Walking Cricket league.
So, if you are interested in playing - or simply watching - cricket at one of the prettiest grounds in Surrey, then please visit our ground at Quality Street in Merstham and see for yourself what we have to offer. Social membership is available for non-players.