The current team was founded as Darwen Etrurians Cricket Club in 1901.
[3] From start of the 2017 season Darwen, along with Clitheroe and Great Harwood, moved to the Lancashire League.
[4] The club had a successful first campaign with the first XI finishing the season as runners-up in the league and winning the Worsley Cup.
[5][6] In September 2018 Darwen were crowned the county's club champions after beating Clifton CC in the LCF Knockout Cup.
[7] On 4 September 2022, the club completed the full set of county honours when defeating Greenmount CC by 13 runs to become Lancashire League Champions.