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As the new season begins, please check out our latest updates and match reports here. We train every Thursday evening during the Summer months with games scheduled every weekend. We look forward to welcoming new members.
The cricket club was founded in 1863 when four members of Edinburgh 's Young Men's Christian Association were expelled for putting on a dramatic performance. The four men then formed the St. Bernard's Literary and Debating Society which became very popular in Edinburgh circles. Searching for summer activities, the society founded the Carlton Cricket Club, named after London 's Tory-dominated Carlton Club. Typically, the club's colours were chosen to be Oxford and Cambridge blues.
The club started playing home matches on the Meadows and in Stockbridge Park (now Inverleith Park ). Carlton was the first team to play in 'whites' on the Meadows and over the following three years, Carlton teams were almost invariably successful.
In 1866, the club moved to a ground opposite Grange House Lodge on Grange Loan. Unfortunately Carlton Ground wickets were poor and in 1869, the club moved to Old Grange Loan to the south of Craigmount House Park . Despite much hard work the wickets were not much of an improvement.
We update our website regularly with match reports, team selections and club news.
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