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EnglishHatfield & Crusaders Cricket Club: What It Is, Where It Plays and How to Follow It
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Hatfield & Crusaders Cricket Club (H&C) is a cricket club based in Hertfordshire, playing its home fixtures at Ascots Lane. If you want to follow the club, the official site at hatfieldcc.co.uk is the place to go: it publishes next fixtures, latest results, league tables, reports, batting/bowling/fielding averages, and an extensive history archive. The club can be contacted by email at [email protected], and fixture enquiries go to [email protected].
Where the club plays and how it is identified
- Full name: Hatfield & Crusaders Cricket Club, often shortened to H&C.
- Home ground: Ascots Lane — this is where home fixtures are listed, including the Saturday 12 September 2026 "Married vs. Single" match at 12:00.
- Location context: The club sits in the Hertfordshire area, with Welwyn Garden City among the associated location terms. If you are searching for "Hatfield" cricket, note this is a specific club identity, not just the town name — the "& Crusaders" part distinguishes it.
- Teams: The site tracks multiple sides, including a 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI and a Sunday XI, so results and tables are split across Saturday and Sunday league structures.
How to follow fixtures and results
The site's navigation is built around a small set of sections: Home, Fixtures, Results, Tables, Reports, Averages, History, Club Shop and Info. That structure tells you where to look for each type of information.
Fixtures
The Fixtures section carries upcoming matches. The homepage surfaces the next fixture directly — for example, Saturday 12 September 2026, Married vs. Single, at Ascots Lane, 12:00. There is also a "This Weeks Teams" area, which is where selection for the coming weekend appears.
Results
Results are listed with scores and margins, which makes it possible to see outcomes at a glance. Recent examples from the site:
| Date | Match | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 5 Sep 2026 | 1st XI: H&C 132 vs Harpenden III 136-6 | Lost by 4 wickets |
| Sat 5 Sep 2026 | 2nd XI: Old Cholmeleians 189-8 vs H&C 176 | Lost by 13 runs |
| Sat 5 Sep 2026 | 3rd XI: H&C 140-7 vs Datchworth III 143-4 | Lost by 6 wickets |
| Sun 6 Sep 2026 | Sun XI: Hare St & Hormead 162-8 vs H&C 163-7 | Won by 3 wickets |
| Sat 29 Aug 2026 | 1st XI: Kings Langley 125-4 vs H&C | Abandoned |
| Sat 29 Aug 2026 | 2nd XI: H&C 139 vs Watton-at-Stone | Abandoned |
Two things are worth noting from this. First, results are reported per team, so if you follow a specific XI you need to scan the relevant line rather than a single club score. Second, abandoned matches are recorded as such with the score at the point of abandonment — useful if you are checking whether a game actually produced a result.
Tables, reports and averages
- Tables: League standings for the Saturday and Sunday competitions.
- Reports: Match write-ups, listed under Reports.
- Averages: Split into Batting, Bowling, Fielding and Partnerships, plus a "Best" section and a "Ducks" list. These are the standard club-statistics categories, so you can look up individual performance across a season rather than only match by match.
History and records
The history archive is unusually deep for a club site and is organised by period:
- All Time 1850–2026 — the full span of recorded club cricket.
- Known Results 1789–2025 — results going back further than the club's own 1850 starting point, labelled as "known" results.
- Post Merger 2013–2026 — records since the merger that created the current club identity.
- Averages 1946–2025 — historical averages alongside the current-season ones.
- Honours Board — club honours.
The 2013 merger date is the key dividing line: if you are researching the club's identity, records before and after that point are kept separately, which explains why "Post Merger" appears as its own category.
Contact and practical information
- General contact: [email protected]
- Fixtures contact: [email protected]
- Club Shop: listed in the main navigation for club merchandise.
- Info: a general information section covering club details.
The site footer identifies the club as "Hatfield & Crusaders CC – 2026", confirming the current season context of the published fixtures and results.
Quick answers
Is this the same as Hatfield town cricket? The club's full name is Hatfield & Crusaders Cricket Club, playing at Ascots Lane in Hertfordshire. Use the full name when searching to avoid confusion with other clubs or the town itself.
Where do I find this week's team? The "This Weeks Teams" block on the homepage, alongside the next fixture.
Where are season statistics? Under Averages, split by batting, bowling, fielding and partnerships, with separate historical averages from 1946 onward.
How do I get in touch? Email [email protected] for general enquiries, or [email protected] for fixtures.