History of Antwerp Cricket Club
1880
Cricket is played for the first time in Antwerp at the Wilrycksche Plein (the site of the present-day Bouwcentrum)
1892
The Antwerp Cricket Club is established on 11 May at a meeting held in Café Shakespeare on the Groenplaats in Antwerp.
1895
The Club acquires a new ground in Zurenborg.
1896
The club amalgamates, forming the Antwerp Football, Cricket and Law Tennis Club
1897
The club’s ground is converted to a velodrome, forcing cricket to find alternative headquarters
1914
The outbreak of war on the continent puts a temporary halt on cricket in Antwerp
1924
Cricket resumes in Antwerp on the Beerschot ground in Wilrijk
1930
Antwerp Amateur Cricket Club is founded entirely by Belgian players commissioned in England during the war.
1950-1972
Cricket is played on a fairly summary basis, often consisting of scratch matches against makeshift sides or sporting clubs from further afield such as Standard Athletics in Paris.
1976
Antwerp CC plays its first match at the British army barracks at Emblem.
1983
The club acquires a permanent address in the Plantenhoekstraat on the border between Rumst and Reet.
1990
Antwerp CC becomes a founding member of the Belgian Cricket Federation.
2010
Antwerp CC plays its last season at the Rumst Ground before being forced to vacate it.
The club is now homeless and forced to play its matches away. A difficult period for the club.
2012
Nevertheless, the club bounces back to win the BCF Division 2 and gain promotion.
2013
Antwerp CC narrowly misses out on the 1st Division title but the future seems bright for the club.
2014
Antwerp CC begins development of the new Antwerp Cricket Ground at Middelheim Park.
2019
Antwerp CC wins promotion to division 1.
