The club has origins in the late 19^TH Century, although no club records exist for that period. Local historians contended that the club was due to celebrate its Centenary year in 1977 and it was therefore agreed that the Club was founded in 1877. * The earliest known picture dates from 1887

Cricket has always been played on the current ground (subsequently named the Silver Jubilee Recreation Ground and now commonly known as the Jubilee Recreation Ground) at various times since then by groups of individuals and families, before the current Rainford Cricket Club was formally re-established in 1959/60. * A notebook from the earlier period details activity from 1947 to 1950 with fixtures against West Park, Greenall Whitley, Earlestown, Rainhill Hospital, Huyton Recs and British Aluminium.

In 1960 the club began again with two teams playing friendly fixtures across Lancashire and Cheshire until 1973 when there was a demand for more competitive cricket and one team was entered into the Southport and District Amateur Cricket League. A second X1 team was entered in 1974. In 1978 a 3^rd X1 was entered into the West Lancashire Cricket League.

Meanwhile a Junior X1 (Under 16) had been set up in 1977 and entered into the Southport and District Junior League. ( 5 age groups play today in the Liverpool Competition Junior League)    

During this period of League Cricket the teams enjoyed significant success and saw a growth in numbers, establishing an additional pitch at Rainford High school. The club had outgrown the current pavilion, and plans began in 1977 for a new clubhouse, ultimately built and opened in 1979.  

The next 20 years saw the club continuing in the Southport and District League, again with success, winning the Prestigious Sandhurst Shield on three occasions and the 2^ND X1 Pochin Cup four times. It was during this period, in the 1990s that the Southport and District League allowed the introduction of Overseas Players and Rainford’s first such player was Troy Martin from the Gold Coast, Queensland in 1996. The club has had an overseas player every year since then with  Andrew Robinson (also from Queensland)  and Pravin Tambe ( Mumbai) our very favourite sons.

Around the turn of the century change was afoot in the organisation of local cricket Leagues with the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition achieving ECB Premier League status in 2000. The Southport and District League merged with the Merseyside Cricket Competition in 2002 to form the Merseyside Cricket Alliance operating as a feeder league to the Liverpool Competition. In 2008 Rainford were crowned champions of the Alliance and were promoted to the ECB Premier League in 2009. Quite an achievement for what is essentially a Village Cricket Club. It didn’t take long, however, for the committee to realise that there was an urgent need to improve the club facilities, and in particular the need for a larger clubhouse, specifically with modern changing facilities.

Plans were drawn up (with the help of local man Geoff Hunter), Planning Permission was obtained at the second attempt (the first was too close to the Brook) a new 40 year lease was granted by St Helens Council (custodians of the ground from Lord Derby) in order to achieve a sizeable grant from Sport England and the ECB, and a huge fund raising effort from members, friends and local businesses produced the additional funds needed for the £225,000 pavilion to be built in time for the start of the 2010 season.

What we didn’t know was just how timely it would turn out to be. In 2010 the 1^st X1 became Division 1 Champions achieving promotion to play in the Liverpool Competition Premier Division in 2011, after winning their final game of the season at Formby. (The ball from that game stands proudly behind the bar in the clubhouse)  

Since that time the team have had, quite literally, some ups and downs, and in 2023 returned to the Premier Division for the fourth time, finished fourth, qualified for the Lancashire KO Cup and won the League’s most senior knock out competition, the Ray Digman Trophy with a win over Northern Cricket Club.

In 2024, we finished a best ever 3^rd place in the Premier Division, have 3 Senior Teams, a thriving junior section with a Women’s team competing in the Liverpool Competition Soft Ball League.

Season 2026 here we come.