Early History

Sutton-on-Hull Cricket Club traces its roots back to before 1872, when W.G.Grace was in his prime, when game was played with 22 per side and games being a special village social event. The pitch was in a field east of St. James Church known as Church Mount, very little is known about this period but a photograph remains today of the annual cricket match Vs 'The Twenty Two' in 1893. It is assumed that touring representatives sides would challenge a district where the touring side eleven would play against a selected twenty two players from the area.

As Sutton's first official ground, Church Mount was initially owned by the Rodmell family. The land, Holmes Farm, later changed its name to Holme Oak Farm by Polly Rodmell because of a large oak tree on the land. This was later sold to Jack Hakeney and passed on to John Hakeney in the 1920's. When John Hakeney died the land was sold back to Abraham Rodmell and finally passed on to Con (Conrad) Calvert. All these names are well recorded in the early Sutton-On-Hull Cricket scorebooks.

Behind the Church Mount houses, there are recorded recollections of 'Cat Island', though the origin of the name eludes everyone, it was the old Cricket Field. Sutton Cricket Club existed at least as long ago as 1893, when an old photograph reveals the familiar names of Calvert, Rodmell, Jack Lee Smith, Bayston and Thacker.

Sutton matches have been recorded as early as 1859 as can be seen from the report in the Hull Packet (A newspaper of the period). It is assumed that these would be Gentleman/Farmer organised matches and according to reports at the time, were often 2 inning games. It was not until 1872 that Sutton-on-Hull was officially founded.

Cricket continued to be at Church Mount through the 19th century and into the 20th century. However, it is doubtful that any cricket was played during the first World War. The Club continued on after the first World War at Church Mount close to the Duke of York Pub, which is assumed used as the venue for after game chatters.

The club would be offered new facilities in 1928 at the newly built Barbara Robson playing fields alongside the Hull to Hornsea railway line. The new ground was purchased and developed by the Robson family of Sutton in remembrance of their daughter Barbara Robson. The new ground was opened in 10th May 1928. However, it appears that Sutton Cricket Club did not move here until after World War two. Photos also suggest that the pavilion was moved from Church Mount to the new ground.

Sutton Hall Turning into The Netherhall

Sutton Hall has a very rich history and has been part of Sutton village for over 200 years since Henry Bedford originally purchased the land and built the first house on the site. This then passed through several different owners until 1940. By this time the site had become known as Netherhall. Mr Chris Marris occupied this house until around 1948. Doctor Cummings who owned the newly named Netherhall had a field used for grazing sheep at the front of the Netherhall and in June 1955 he offered to lease this to the Club for £25 per year in memory of their son who had died prematurely.

This proved a massive project for the members at the time and the players of owe so much to the foresight of these cricketers. The ground ground came to fruition after 3 or 4 years of hard toil, plant and machinery, joiners and helpers helped create a setting for cricket to which we still benefit from to this day. The famous tale of the time was the building of the Cricket pavilion, the laying of the sqaure and the removal of an enormous oak tree right where the square exists today. Sheep kept the outfield trimmed and 'What a Joy' was the approach to the ground through the scenic grounds of the Netherhall. The changing rooms and tea rooms where officially open by Norman Yardley of Yorkshire and England. The whole village turned out this proud day in the clubs history.

Becoming Owners

During this time, Doctor Cummings had moved to Harrogate and later died in 1963. At this point the club purchased the ground for £450, which adjusted for inflation would be around £12,231 in todays money. The club desided to purchase the land as they wanted a permanent home for the club, owning the land solved this problem. In the 60's and 70's a additional clubhouse was build, which still stands today. The building was opened 1975, although there wasn't as prestigious a guest as Norman Yardley, there was a team from East Yorkshire who played a game to welcome the new addition to the club grounds. Today, the club are still the proud owners of the land the ground sits on.

Joining League Cricket

In 1957 the Pennant Alliance League was created, Sutton 1st team being part of it. The initial team which joined were Hull Zingari II, Londesborough Park, Bridlington II, South Holderness, Pocklington, Stamford Bridge, Hornsea II, Welton, Beverley II, Wilson Line and Driffield II. It's thought that the players would cycle to away games and where possible catch the train to their games. At roughly the same time, the Humberside Federation League formed for club 2nd teams and smaller clubs. This would include Sutton II Welton II, Wilson Line II, South Holderness II, Old Hymerians II, Hull Zingari III, Loundesborogh Park II, Kirkella II, Hodgsons, Bishop Burton, Beverley III and Pelican.

These leagues ran through until 1996. There was a move towards creating pyramid system within the East Yorkshire area. A new league was formed in 1996 called the East Yorkshire Cricket Alliance. This has a Premier League with lower leagues with the pyramid system. This allowed for clubs within the East Yorkshire to get promoted and relegated for the first time in league cricket in the East Yorkshire area. Sutton's 1st team were initially placed in the 1st Division(level 2) and the 2nd team were placed into the 2nd Division(level 3).

Recent Team History

The 1st team played in the lower 1st and 2nd Divisions until 2004, after a back to back promotions they would enter into the E.Y.C.A (East Yorkshire Cicket Alliance) Premier League. After a few years playing at this level and after signings to improve the team and coming in as runners up for 2 seasons previous, in 2009 would go on to win the Premier League. Showing just how far the club had come.

With the dissolution of the E.Y.C.A league in 2014, Sutton followed the trend of clubs in the area and joined the York Senior League. This again was part of a pyramid system league that covers the entire of Yorkshire. The 1st team were placed in Division 4A with eleven teams from this area, including the return of old rivals Hornsea and Brandesburton.

In 2015, the league restructured the clubs to incorporate a pyramid system for players and clubs to improve and climb up the leagues in all areas. Division 3E gave Sutton a new opportunity to visit teams in the York area. As it happened this would only be for one season as new reorganisation was already in the pipeline. However, Sutton found themselves playing teams like York Civil Service, New Earswick, Goole, Hemingborough, York, Yapham, Carlton Towers and Scarborough. The Scarborough II game was special day for the club, as this was the first time the club had played a league game at an active county ground in Maine Road (Pictured below).

Moving Forward to the Future

During these times, our 2nd team have also grown and progressed through the leagues with the restructuring that has happened over the years. With the folding of another team in the area, the 2nd team had an influx of players which greatly improved the quality of players not only in the 2nd team, but in the men's senior sides. This then pushed not only the 2nd team, but also the 1st team to new heights.

During this time, there was also the addition of 3rd team to the club. After initially first playing on a Saturday, will league restructions and scheduling issues, this then became a team which almost exclusively plays on Sunday. Our 3rd team have enjoyed a successful peroid since being formed. With highlights being winning the York Senior Sunday League in 2021.

In early 2023, Sutton-On-Hull expanded their teams even further with the introduction of the first Womens teams at the club. Sutton CC now have thriving Womens teams which included winning the 2024 East Yorkshire Softball League. Since then, the Womens section have expanded to 2 softball teams and in 2025 moved into hardball cricket for the first time.