Mildenhall Cricket Club was established almost 150 years ago in 1876. On through two world wars, its fortunes ebbed and flowed and the club was known to be no better than the village sides that surrounded it. However in the early 1960’s a group of younger members persuaded the committee to raise funds through bingo in an attempt to purchase a ground of their own. As bingo sessions became more popular the club eventually hired the local Comet cinema on a Friday night. By the end of the decade the club had sufficient funds to identify and purchase land in Wamil Way.
With help from national and local organisations the club successfully opened their new ground in 1972. The ground and its facilities soon raised the standard of cricket played by the club and in 1980 it ventured into league cricket. Its reputation of a fine wicket and a centre of excellence soon attracted cricketers from other local clubs. Mildenhall went from strength to strength moving to higher leagues and finally became a member of the highest league in East Anglia (The East Anglian Premier League). It has through this century enlarged to five teams on a Saturday and had flourishing Ladies and Youth sections. It also boasts having used cricketers who have played at International and Test levels.