[2] In August 1732, The Whitehall Evening Post reported that Frederick, Prince of Wales, attended "a great cricket match" at Kew on Thursday 27 July.

[4] A close neighbour of the Prince of Wales when resident at Marlborough House his London town house, the duke was a keen cricketer and a member of Marylebone Cricket Club;[5] his great nephew, the Revd Lord Frederick Beauclerk, became President of MCC (1826–27).

Kew Cricket Club operates a thriving Colts section,[7] fielding league teams at the U17 (under 17 years of age), U15, U13 and U11 levels.

The current 1st XI team plays in Division 1 of the Thames Valley Cricket League.

[9] Historically in the county of Surrey and owned by the Crown Estate,[10] Kew CC's ground is adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens.