Hatfield & Crusaders Cricket Club: Fixtures, Results, History and Contact Info

Hatfield & Crusaders Cricket Club (H&C) is a Hertfordshire cricket club that plays its home matches at Ascots Lane in Welwyn Garden City. If you want to follow the club, the official site at hatfieldcc.co.uk is organised around a simple set of sections — Fixtures, Results, Tables, Reports, History, Club Shop and Info — and this guide explains what each one gives you and how to use it.

Where the club plays and who it fields

The club's home ground is Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City. It runs multiple sides across the weekend:

• Saturday league cricket — 1st XI, 2nd XI and 3rd XI
• Sunday cricket — a Sunday XI, typically friendly fixtures

The site also lists a "Married vs. Single" fixture, which is a social club match rather than league cricket, so don't read too much into it if you're checking form.

Finding fixtures

The Fixtures section is the place to check what's coming up. From the club's own listing, the next fixture shown is:

Fixtures are split between Saturday league and Sunday fixtures, so if you're looking for a specific team, check the relevant section rather than assuming everything is listed together. The site also has a This Weeks Teams area, which is where selections for the upcoming weekend appear — useful if you're a player checking whether you're in a side, or a supporter wanting to know who's turning out.

Checking results and tables

The Results section carries the latest scorecards. Recent entries from the club's own results listing show the format you'll see:

• 1st XI: H&C 132, Harpenden III 136-6 — lost by 4 wickets
• 2nd XI: Old Cholmeleians 189-8, H&C 176 — lost by 13 runs
• 3rd XI: H&C 140-7, Datchworth III 143-4 — lost by 6 wickets
• Sunday XI: Hare St & Hormead 162-8, H&C 163-7 — won by 3 wickets

Two fixtures on 29 August 2026 — 1st XI vs Kings Langley and 2nd XI vs Watton-at-Stone — were abandoned, which is worth remembering when you're reading a league table: abandoned matches don't always resolve the way a completed result does.

Alongside Results, the Tables section shows league standings, and Reports gives match write-ups. If you want to understand how a team is actually performing rather than just its position, the reports are usually more informative than the table alone.

Averages, records and history

This is where H&C is unusually well documented for a club of its size. The site's statistics are broken into several layers:

• Averages — batting, bowling, fielding, partnerships, and a "Best Ducks" list
• Saturday League and Sunday League averages, kept separately
• Records — split into 1946–2025, Post Merger 2013–2026, and All Time 1850–2026
• Honours Board — club award winners and notable performances
• Known Results 1789–2025 — a historical results archive

The date ranges are the key detail here. The 1850–2026 all-time records and the 1789–2025 known results show the club traces a long history, while the Post Merger 2013–2026 section reflects the current Hatfield & Crusaders identity formed after a merger. If you're researching club history or checking an old score, start with the section matching the era you need rather than the all-time list, which mixes periods.

Club shop and contact

The Club Shop section handles club merchandise. The Info section covers general club information.

For direct contact, the site lists two email addresses:

• [email protected] — general club administration
• [email protected] — listed alongside fixtures

If your query is about a specific fixture, the fixtures contact is the more targeted route; for anything else — membership, history enquiries, shop questions — use the admin address.

Quick reference

One practical note: the site's content is dated into 2026, so if you're reading this later, check the Fixtures and Results sections directly rather than relying on any single snapshot of the schedule.