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Highgate Cricket Club (Highgate CC). Highgate CC is situated in Crouch End in the#REDIRECT London Borough of Haringey, North London close to the town of#REDIRECT Highgate after which the club is named. The club has a member database of over 300 members. The club, in it's present form was established in 1879 and, in the 2010 season will be represented by 5 teams at league level: the 1st XI in the Middlesex County Championship 3rd division, the 2nd XI in the Middlesex County Championship 2nd division, the 3rd XI in the Middlesex County Champioship 2nd division, the 4th XI in the 1987 league division 3 and the 5th XI in the 1987 league division 6.

Highgate also operate a colts section which accepts children and young men aged in the age groups Under 11 to Under 17.

A Brief History of Highgate Cricket The first reports of a Cricket club at Highgate date from 1769 with reports of Gentlemen seeking members for their club. The first reported matches involving Highgate date from 1794 when Highgate played Kentish Town & Hampstead on Highgate Common, a match which Highgate lost and, on June 2nd of the same year a match between Hampstead and Highgate, this match was won by Highgate who scored 203 before bowling Hampstead out for 73.

The next reported match is in 1802 when 9 gentlemen and 2 professionals of Highgate & Hampstead played the Marylebone club (the modern day MCC) on Hampstead Heath. The game was eventually won by Hampstead and Highgate by 112 runs, the professional being paid 500 guineas each for taking part.

In 1842 eleven gentlemen of Highgate played against eleven of Horsey for a prize of £50.

Highgate CC however, as it is recognised today, was not established until the 1850's under the name of Beaumont. Playing it's home matches at the Old Eton and Middlesex ground on Primrose Hill. The last reported match on this ground, however was in 1879 and coincides with the year that Beaumont reconstituted itself and moved to a ground close to Ashley Road, Crouch End. However it wasn't long before Beaumont were moving again and 1882 moved to Shepherds Cot, also in Crouch End and the site of the current Highgate CC.

It was in 1905 when the name Beaumont was changed to Highgate, following the dissolution of a previous Highgate Club Beaumont requested whether they would be permitted to take on the former club's name. The request was granted. And Highgate as it is currently recognisable came into existence.

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