Homerton Cricket Club

Homerton Cricket Club was based in Homerton, Hackney and was recognised as a first-class cricket team during the first decade of the 19th century. The club had been established in the 18th century and it first came to notice in 1800 when it played the strong Montpelier team. In 1801, Homerton defeated Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's Old Ground by 181 runs.

Homerton's first-class debut was in June 1804 when a combined MCC/Homerton XI lost to Hampshire at Lord's by 6 wkts.^[1]

Homerton's period of renown ended in 1808 when, despite four given men, the team was well-beaten by MCC in its last first-class match.^[2] In the same year, Homerton lost twice to an Essex XI in minor matches.

The club disappeared from the sources after 1808 and disbanded at some point. It must have lost personnel to military duties in the Napoleonic War which had a disastrous impact on cricket at the time.

Homerton Cricket Club was reconstituted in 2012 under Gary Horsman, then president of Chats Palace CC. The reconstitution was agreed at an extraordinary AGM and formalised by a unanimous vote in favour of the motion and the subsequent drafting of a new constitution which resurrected the club with immediate effect.

External links

• CricketArchive
• Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825

Further reading

• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862

References