Early Years
1859
A small group of members from the Bath YMCA decided that they wished to play the relatively new sport of cricket more seriously, and formed a new club which played for the next few years on top of Claverton Down , on the southern outskirts of the city The group called themselves the Bath Association Cricket Club
1860s
The Bath Association CC acquire ownership, from the 4th Duke of Cleveland, of a new ground close to the city centre, known as the Watermeadows. This became "North Parade" and cost the club £200 and saw the 4th Duke of Cleveland become the Club's first President. Part of the ground was annually used for the grazing of animals as well as fairs, fetes and fun days
1864
First newspaper record of a Bath Association game v Sydney College (May 28th) - "it was decided by the first innings in favour of Sydney College" (Bath Express), whilst on 25th June " A match was played...between twelve gentlemen on the Lansdown Club and twelve members of the association Cricket Club terminating in favour of Lansdown by 75 runs" (Bath Express)
1880
Record of a game played at North Parade between the Bath Association and Lansdown. Bath were dismissed for 163 at lunch, whilst the visitors could only muster 85 and then, following on were all out for just 49. In the return match later that summer the Lansdown team featured W.G Grace and his brother E.M. Grace, who in the same season opened together for England against Australia in the first match ever played on English soil
1886
First professional groundsman was employed at 8/- per week
1902
Bill Hyman scores 359 not out in just 100 minutes against Thornbury at Alveston on 12th July. His amazing performance (during Bath's 2nd innings) included 32 sixes and 30 fours and the scorecard, which remains on display at North Parade, notes that after Hyman's fireworks,that "no bowling analysis was kept of the second innings."
1904
The Old Pavilion (now the John Ruddick Pavilion) was built at a cost of £180. The building was designed by City Architect A.J. Taylor, who became Bath CC Chairman from 1919-1938. Stanley Amor joined Bath CC
1909
The 50th Anniversary of Bath CC saw the 1st XI celebrate an unbeaten season (played 17, won 12, drawn 5) and the club hold a "Jubilee Dinner" at Fishers Restaurant, Northgate Street where tributes were paid to "one of the best clubs [which was] capable of competing with any of the greatest local clubs in England."
1910
Bath plays MCC for the first time
1912
A.E. Whiting was presented with a silver cigarette case in recognition of his having scored in 100 consecutive games for the 1st XI
1913
"Association" finally dropped from the name and "Bath Cricket Club" becomes official title
The Stanley Amor Era
1914- 1950 Club Captain
1955- 1964 Club Chairman
1957- 1964 Club President
1914-18
Very little cricket played (Stothert and Pitt uses the ground)
1919
Normal fixtures resume
1920s
Bath CC becomes a very strong side and regularly attract a crowd in excess of 1000 paying spectators at their games
1921
Bath beats the touring Littleborough CC, the unbeaten champions of the Central Lancashire League
1926
The club colours of mauve, silver and black are adopted ( and were then changed in 1938 and again in 1958! )
1930
Possibly the high point of Bath CC to date. S.G.U. Consadine scores 1,131 runs in 21 matches, W.S. Whiting takes 62 wickets and Bertie Buse takes 67 wickets
John Ruddick makes his debut for the club
1934
North Parade square extended
1936
Bath beat Oxford City CC, who were considered the best team in the south of England
1940
Club decides to carry on playing, despite the problems brought by WW2
1945
"Victory" season is a huge success with London Counties game and Bill Caesar's 88 wickets being the highlights
1952
Bath CC play Sunday games for the first time
1959
Centenary season sees Gala Dance and celebration dinner at Fortt's Restaurant as well as a Centenary Cricket week
1960
Major floods hit the city centre and North Parade in particular. The old Pavilion is swept away on the flood water
1961
An EGM decides to build a new pavilion on the opposite side of the ground and launches a fund to find the £6500 needed for the project
Bath CC tour to Holland
1962
Peter Wight builds his cricket school at North Parade
1963
New Pavilion completed
1964
Fund-raising game organised by Ron Roberts who brings Richie Benaud and Gary Sobers amongst others to Bath
"The Skipper" Stanley Amor dies, aged 77
The John Ruddick Years
1968- 1977 Hon. Secretary
1978- 1981 Club Chairman
1982- 1985 Club President
1968
Celebrity game for Ron Roberts Memorial Fund involving the likes of Basil D'Oliveira, Tom Graveney and Harold Gimblett
10th July Great Storm hits Bath and North Parade is under water once more. The whole square is left covered by mud, oil, worms and frogs and there is no chance of any cricket again that summer. Large wall is erected along the river side of the ground
1971
Re-design of the clubhouse, relocation of scorebox to old pavilion and more car parking spaces created
1972
John Richards and Pat Colbourne form the Bath CC Youth Section - initially with just one age-group
1973
Bath CC joins the Western League
First Lords Taverners Game featuring Sir John Mills, Nicholas Parsons and Judith Chalmers raises substantial amount of money
1974
Under captaincy of Pat Colbourne, Bath 1st and 2nd XI's win their Western League Championships
1975
The Lords Taverners are back with Tom Graveney, Brian Clough and Jesus of Nazareth (aka Robert Powell) in the line up
1987
The Taverners are back again - they must like it here! Barry Norman, Richard Stilgoe and Henry Kelly are amongst the visitors
Bath CC is instrumental in the creation of the Bath Schools' Cricket Foundation
1988
New extension to the clubhouse, including first floor changing rooms and new Members' Bar is opened
"Modern" Bath Cricket Club
1994
Bath CC finally win the Western League again after 20 years of disappointment
1996 and 1997
Bath 2nd XI win League title
1998
Under the leadership of Mike Roe, the 1st XI are unbeaten and win the Western League and reach the Lords final of the National Club Knockout - only to lose narrowly to Doncaster Town. The cup run will be long remembered - for the excitement of the cricket but also for the huge and passionate support from the Bath fans.... "The Great Escape", "You've lost a wicket Ealing" and "Eh-ba-gum, hot pot and rugby league!"
1999
Bath 1st and 2nd XIs win the new West of England Premier League titles
Bath take a youth team to the Sydney International Youth Festival
2000
1st and 2nd XI are League Champions again!
Bath CC joins forces with Somerset Wanderers (Ladies) Cricket Team
2001
Bath CC are back in a Lords Final - only to narrowly lose again, this time at the hands of Bramhall CC. 2nd XI and are League champions again
2002
2nd XI win the title again, whilst the 3rds win Division 2 of the North Somerset League
2003
Not only do the 2nds win again but so do the 1st XI....and they get to their third Lords Final. A thrilling game sees Sandiacre CC condemn Bath to a third runners-up spot
In this hugely successful season, Bath Girls U13s are crowned National Champions
In 2003 we became a registered charity, enabling us to further develop our outreach programmes
2004
Bath Wanderers make their first official appearance
Bath U15s win the National (Boys) Championship at Bournemouth CC
North Parade square begins several years of rennovation
2005
1st XI and 2nd XI are both WEPL Champions
2006
The 3rd XI are NSCL Premier Division Champions alongside the (once again) victorious 1st and 2nd XI
Bath CC U19 Girls take part in the Cape Town International Tournament
CricketBath - the community arm of Bath CC - is created
2007
North Parade plays host to International Cricket as England Women beat New Zealand in two fantastic days of Twenty20 cricket at the ground. The England Physical Disability v Learning Difficulty game also amazes and inspires a large crowd
The 2nd XI win the league (of course) whilst the Bath U13's win the National Championship at Oakham School
Bath Wanderers win the National League (South) yet, like the men, they lose the National Final at Taunton
2008
International cricket is back - this time England beat India in an ODI at North Parade
1st XI and 2nd XI (yet again) win their WEPL titles, whilst Wanderers 2nd XI win the South West League
Bath's Steph Davies makes debut for England
2009
Bath CC's 150th Anniversary sees a huge number of celebratory events - New Years Eve Party, Dinner/Dance, Victorian Day and all manner of special games
By way of further celebration, the 2nd XI win the league
Anya Shrubsole makes debut for England and is part of the Womens World Cup Winning squad
Pete McGlashan cuts short his time at Bath to play for New Zealand in the T20 World Cup
2010
1st and 2nd XI win the WEPL
Fran Wilson makes debut for England
2011
1st and 2nd XI win the WEPL
2012
U15's are National Champions again - winning in fine style at the Finals Day at Kibworth CC
The North Parade clubhouse undergoes major rennovation
The John Ruddick Pavilion burns down in May
Viv Richards and The Bunburys play at North Parade
Lloyd Davies is WEPL Player of the Season
2013
1st XI win the WEPL, whilst 4th XI are champions in the NSCL Div 3 and the Wanderers 2nd XI win Somerset League
Anya Shrubsole is leading wicket-taker for England Women at the World Cup in India and then makes major contribution to a successful Ashes Summer. The Women's Ashes trophy comes to North Parade
Money Wise becomes the first "main sponsor" of Bath CC
Regeneration of Peter Wight's Indoor School finally takes place after years of consideration, problems and decision-making
Inaugural awarding of the "Parade in Print 5 Cricketers of the Year" : Thiaan Aspeling and Robin Lett are named "Cricketers of the Season" whilst Willie Murrie, Jackie Hawker and Stuart Priscott are the first to enter the Bath CC "Hall of Fame"
2014
The 4th XI win back-to-back league titles as Thiaan Aspeling leads his team to the NSCL (Div 2) title but cannot be promoted as the 3rd XI play in the league above
After leading the league for much of the season, the 1st XI lose a winner-takes-all final game of the season to Frocester
The 2nd XI recover from a nighmare start to the season to finnish runners-up in the WEPL 2nd team Championship
The 5 Cricketers of the Year are named as Izzy Westbury, George Hankins and Adam Kelly (Cricketers of the Season) whilst Steve Griffiths and Mark sage enter the Bath CC Hall of Fame
The WEPL votes for a radical change of structure in 2016 and Matthew Hankins becomes the new Cricket Director
2015
Bath Wanderers win the National Club Championship at Kibworth CC
The 2nd XI win the last ever WEPL 2nd XI championship as the league re=structures for next season
The 1st team go well in the National club Championship before losing in the semi-final to eventual winners, Blackheath CC
The 3rd and 4th XIs have excellent seasons but the NSCL Saturday Conference folds and both teams will play as part of the B&D in 2016
2016
The 1st XI win the WEPL league after a rained off final set of fixtures saw them clinch the league by eight points from rivals Frocester
The 2nd XI were runners up in their first season in the WEPL Bristol & North Somerset. This new structure saw them compete with 1st XI's from around the region. The 3rd's and 4th's also moved to the B&D league and were successfully promoted with the 3rd XI winning Div 5 under the leadership of Ted Roe
Matt Hankins took the reigns as Chairman of Bath CC
The Wanderers has a difficult season with limited fixtures
2017
Another successful season with the 1st XI retaining the WEPL title and the 3rd XI winning Div 4 of the B&D league. The 2nd XI had a tough season in the WEPL Bristol & North Somerset league using 37 players
A youthful T20 team win the Somerset T20 Major Cup for the first time with victory over Bridgwater at the County Ground, Taunton
The club signed a new three year sponsor deal with Investec and Fidelius
The club were approached by a developer regarding a proposal to build students accommodation above the car park. There were three EGM throughout the year which resulted in the members supported the proposal. The planning permission was submitted to the council with a result expected in Feb 2018
The club's Womens and girls cricket section struggled to complete fixtures as oppositions struggled to fulfil fixtures a revamp is expected in 2018
2018
The 1st XI just missed out on securing the WEPL title three years in a row, finishing runners up to Clevedon
The club retained the Somerset T20 Major Cup with a thrilling last ball victory over Illminster
The club set up a new Sunday T20 League
It was a much better year for Womens cricket with signifcantly more fixtures played and the club also took over the running of the South West Women's cricket league
Glorious weather meant our eleven youth squads completed 105 games with only eight cancelled
The club thanked Tom Baker for his 25 years of service to the club
The club invested in a new Community Cricket Coach role, an important step to fulfilling our community cricket initiatives
Received ECB Clubmark Accreditation until 2021, in recognition of the safe, family friendly environment we have created
Planning consent for the 135 bed student accommodation development above the car park was granted in March 2018
2019
The 3rd XI win Division 2 of the Bristol & District league four promotions in succession
1st XI runners up again in Sam Mount's first season as skipper
Two great cup runs in both the T20 and 40 over ECB Competitions sees the 1st XI win the WEPL T20 Regional final with victories over Taunton Deane and Potterne. A long trip to Penzance for the National Quarter final ended in a narrow defeat. The 40 over competition ended with defeat against Nantwich of the Cheshire County League
An excellent season for Women’s cricket saw even more games played than in 2018 with the Wanderers 1XI winning the South West Women’s league and the Wanderer’s 2ns XI retaining the Gloucestershire Hardball league title
Our 12 junior squads completed an impressive 132 games of cricket in four different competitions
Our community cricket engagement programme continued to grow including initiatives with Beechen Cliff state school, Super 1’s Disability cricket and delivery of over 100 hours of the “Chance to Shine” programme
A series of planning and legal challenges delayed the start of construction of the student accommodation, with a new start date of January 2020 anticipated
2020
The season didn't get underway until July due to the Worldwide pandemic caused by COVID 19
Players started training in small bubbles of six prior to competitive cricket returning
Small COVID leagues were set up with six teams in each league, travelling was kept to a mimimum as each league was set up with geography in mind
The sad loss of former 1st XI skipper John Downey in early 2020 led to the first John Downey trophy. The trophy will replace the Hatchet match and will be played across multiple formats in 2021.
The match was held at Combe Park in front of a large crowd. Lansdown won a great match which ended in the pouring rain, a fitting tribute to JD
Players were unable to use changing rooms and no teas were served. Hand sanitiser became the norm with players instructed to sanitise every six overs
Youth squads were able to train in bubbles of six
The development project started in October after a six month delay due to COVID restrictions
2021
We won the National Club Championships after victory over Sandiacre in the final played at Wormsley CC. 23 years after first reaching the final the club finally secured the title, under the Captaincy of Sam Mount and with three comprehensive performances seeing the side over come Weybridge CC, Brentwood and then Sandiacre
The 4th XI captured the Bristol & District Div 5 title under the captaincty of Matt Kerr.
The Wanderers 1st XI secured the South West Womens Premier League and the Wanderers 2nd XI picked up the GCB Womens League South
The club were without a car park for the whole season as the student accomodation project commenced.
2022
The 1st XI won the WEPL in a record breaking season with 16 wins from 18 matches. Twice beating the record league score and with Brad Porteous breaking the league record scoring 1197 runs
The U13's led by coach Mark Watts were National Champions sealing the title at Rugby School
2023
The 1st XI picked up back to back WEPL titles with another consistent season. Several matches were rain affected.
The Wanderers 1st XI won the first ever WEPL Women's league in convincing fashion.
Jack Scrivens is WEPL Player of the season.
A 3rd Somerset Major Cup in six years saw James Arney lead the team to a narrow victory over Bridgwater defending a low total on a glorious day at the County ground.
2024
The Wanderers 1st XI made it two WEPL Women's league titles in sucession in convincing fashion.
The 3rd XI secured the Bristol & District Div 2 title on the last day of the season.
Unfortunately the 2nd XI dropped out of the WEPL structure for the first time.