The first recorded match played by Twickenham Cricket Club was on July 29th 1833 against Thames Ditton. The centenary match was played on July 29th 1933. This meeting being unique in the annals of club cricket. Many clubs have been established for one hundred years or more but no other two clubs have played their centenary match together.

Twickenham CC is indebted to its first Honorary secretary Mr W Withers, for details of the early history. He has left records of the matches played from 1833. He wrote the scores of the matches for twenty years, in a copperplate hand, and his writing resembles that of an old time lawyers clerk. Proud too, he was of the Club's successes, as many of his remarks show at the end of the score sheet. The results of some of the matches, with Withers' observations make quaint reading. Jubilant when Twickenham won, he shows disappointment when the opponents were victorious.

The early matches were played out in Withers meadow just behind the old carpenters almhouses in Hampton Road. Seventy six years later the T's took this private ground on from the defunct Waldergrave park CC and returned to Twickenham Green after the great war.

The early matches varied in character, some being played "For the honour of the game" and some for "A new ball"

The expression "run out" was not always used, for it is recorded that Mr Pyke was "thrown" by Mr May in the match against Staines on September 17th 1833. Mr Coltman, playing against Chelsea, scored 43 runs and was given out "Hit foot" presumably an LBW decision.

Another curiosity is that the title Mister is mostly used, except when the club played the Isleworth Gentlemen, when the scorer was careful to put in Esquire after each name. This match was played in August 1848, for a new ball, and was won by Twickenham by 8 runs. Billy Withers being the highest scorer with 11 runs to his credit.

Substitutes were permitted and a Mr Costain was allowed to bat for Mr Brenchley by the Horley side on August 26th 1834.

Individual scores in the early days were low, but Mr Jupp for Ryegate made 65 out of a total of 165. Mr Killick being next with 30. The highest score from 1833 to 1851 was one of 73 not out by Mr Popjoy, who played for the famous Islington Albion CC against Twickenham CC on August 5th 1840. Most of his runs were singles but he hit one six.

The match against Chelsea, played on August 24th 1836, is interesting for Withers remarks that Twickenham beat Chelsea "single handed" with 19 runs to spare. The scores being: Chelsea 30 and 71: Twickenham 120.

The scores were level in the first innings against Dulwich in 1838, both sides making 84, but Twickenham were favoured by some bad wicket keeping or inaccurate bowling, for there were 19 byes. The top score being 28 by Stuckley. At the end of the game our Secretary handed the laurel wreath to our opponents with the words "Dulwich victorious" attached.