We are pleased to announce details of our very popular Race Night which is a great pre-season get together for payers and member’s guests and families. It also a very important fund raiser so please support the club and your fellow members raise money for your club.

Saturday 28th February 2026

Bar Opens 7pm

First race 8pm

Horses are available to purchase now – contact David Crawley at pavilion@dartfordcc.co.uk

Bring your friends and family and enjoy a great night at Dartford Cricket Club

Dartford Cricket Club is saddened to learn that the former test cricketer and Club member Mohammad Ilyas has passed away at the age of 79 in his home town of Lahore.  

“ILY” was a very popular member of the Dartford Cricket Club Ist XI during the 1980’s.   ILY had a dashing batting style added to which he was a very useful leg-break bowler.  Competitive on the field but very good company off the field, ILY was simply a joy to be around particularly when his occasional eccentricity would leave us in stitches.  Every Dartford cricketer will remember their time in ILY’s company.

It is hard to imagine that ILY played the first of his ten Test matches before his sixteen birthday.  Even more daunting is the fact that he took guard opening the batting against none other than Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson in their prime!  During the eight or so years playing for Dartford, ILY regularly featured amongst our top run scorers and wicket takers.  ILY was some player.

After his playing career came to an end, ILY went on to become the Chairman of Selectors for Pakistan but was dismissed in 2011.  ILY had a daughter who lived in Crayford and we last saw him at Hesketh Park just a few years ago on one of his last visits to the UK.

All of us that at the Club who have such fond memories of ILY send our deep condolences to his family for their loss.

Harry  Bright

Chairman

Winter nets are back!

Longfield academy 6pm – 9pm.

They will be kicking off from the 6th February all the way till the end of March, this is for all playing abilities  
 

We are pleased to announce that Dartford CC will be running the Kent CC Street Cricket Programme again in 2026.

The free weekly indoor sessions start on Wednesday 6th January 2026 from 5-6pm and are held at Leigh Academy, Green Street , Green Road, Dartford.

 To register please click on the QR code in the poster below and come along to the sessions!

Unfortunately Wilmington Leigh Academy have announced that their Sports Hall will NOT be available from 5th November to 25 November as it will be used to host their exams.

Once again this late notification, after we have made all the bookings, has created a lot of additional work for us as we try to find alternative schedules and venues for your child’s coaching programmes.

There are very few venues in the Dartford area that provide indoor cricket facilities but we have managed to secure the best options for our Autumn programme.

Here is the revised schedules:

Softball sessions (Wednesdays at Wilmington Leigh Academy)

29 October – Session booked and confirmed

5 November – Session Cancelled

12 November – Session Cancelled

19 November – Session Cancelled

26 November – Session Cancelled

3 December – New Session Booked and confirmed

10 December – New Session Booked and confirmed

Hardball training sessions (Fridays 6pm – 9pm) in two sessions.

24 October – Session booked and Confirmed at Wilmington Leigh Academy

31 October – No venue available anywhere

7 November – Sessions moved to St Columba School, Bexleyheath.

14 November – Sessions moved to St Columba School, Bexleyheath.

21 November – Sessions moved to St Columba School, Bexleyheath.

28 November – Sessions moved to St Columba School, Bexleyheath.

Please visit the Website Shop, complete the form and book your child’s sessions

Each session is limited to a max of 24 children.

Apologies for the changes to the schedules and venues. 

The Junior Autumn Indoor Training Programme has now been confirmed.

The venue will be Wilmington Leigh Academy (as last Spring).

Softball sessions for children in School Years 1-4 will be held weekly starting on Wednesday 15th October 6pm -7:30 until Wednesday 26th November.

Hardball training sessions will start on Friday 17th October until 28th November.

Session 1:  6pm – 7:30 will be for children in School Years 5 -7

Session 2 : 7:30 – 9pm will be for children in School Year 8 onwards.

Please visit the Website Shop, complete the form and book your child’s sessions

Each session is limited to a max of 24 children.

Look forward to seeing you there!