The first recorded match on the ground was in 1853 when East Surrey played West Sussex.

[1] It hosted its first first-class match in 1909 when Surrey played Oxford University.

The next first-class match came in 1924 when HDG Leveson-Gower's XI played the touring South Africans.

[3][4][5] In local domestic cricket, Reigate Priory is the home venue of Reigate Priory Cricket Club who play in the Surrey Championship Premier Division.

[7] Reigate Priory Cricket club has also fielded many famous names over the years like W. G. Grace, Zubin Bharucha and Jason Roy.