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History

Formed in 1931, cricket has been played at our Slades Lane ground every year apart from a period from September 1939 until the Summer of 1948 when cricket returned to Galleywood some three years after the end of World War Two. The first Clubhouse was constructed after fund raising activities in the Winter of 1931/32. In the 1950s the Club really began to flourish and in 1957, purchase of the ground for the use of Galleywood Cricket Club and Galleywood Football Club was concluded. Through the 1960s and 1970s the number of sides expanded and Youth Coaching commenced c 1972 and has continued ever since. The 1980s through until the early 2000s was a golden era for the Club with numerous TRippon Mid Essex League and Divisional titles won and an expansion of the number of teams run. The past few years have seen a re-focus on Youth development which is the life blood of a community club such as Galleywood and it is pleasing to see how many Senior players have graduated from our Youth ranks. Since 2019, the launch of our Women & Girls Team and All Stars programmes for 5-8yos has been a further welcome development toward our provision of Cricket For All.