Ellingham Cricket Club can trace its origins back to 1837 when the Somerley Cricket Club which played on the estate of the Earl of Normanton near Ringwood, was formed. The team was made up of estate workers, businessmen with contacts with the estate and occasional house guests. After the war the club was reformed for the 1948 season. In its first three seasons post-war the team captain Wally Shutler took 498 wickets whilst also winning the batting cup in these three seasons. In 1962 the then Earl of Normanton advised the club that he proposed to restrict the number of home games the club could play. As two teams were being run at that time it was necessary to find a new ground.

The Chairman at the time, John Wiseman found that a piece of Forestry Commission land at Picket Post had been used at one time as a school cricket pitch. After obtaining the necessary permission to use the ground, the pavilion was built by club members to enable home games to be played from 1963 season. As the ground fell within the parish of Ellingham that name was adopted for the new club. A fixture against a Hampshire Eleven was played to officially open the ground.

At that time the A31 was a single carriageway but within a few years the first major roadworks took place. As the new carriageway was now much closer it was agreed that as part of the project a new ground would be established away from the road. Much of the earth extracted from the roadwork was put onto the cricket ground so that the original ground is underneath that which exists today.

During the 1960's the club was very successful on the field. A key member of the club during this period was Gordon Attwood. Despite suffering polio as a child and being wheelchair bound he took on the role of Secretary at the inception of Ellingham Cricket Club and also covered the roles of fixture and team secretary. Throughout this period John Wiseman continued as Chairman with Bob Knight as First Team Captain.

The early seventies saw a swing in the clubs fortunes with its two teams struggling to win games. The 1973 season marked a low point with the strength and numbers available being very weak. However at the end of that season Barry Starks who had been part of the 1960's sides returned from Australia. Taking over as club captain in 1974 he led the road to recovery. In 1977 the first eleven won the Sidney Wyatt Cup for the first time. In the same year the team finished fourth in the Dorset Championship. The strength of the club in the late seventies was shown by the success of the Second eleven which won the the New Forest League and the Leagues Cup Competition. The Rogers' brothers Paul and John were key members of these sides. At this time the club entered the National Village Knockout losing twice in the county final before winning in 1983 the Dorset group.

Early in 1986, having reviewed its situation the club decided to accept a vacancy within the Hampshire league structure. Winning promotion three times in four years saw the club approaching the strength of opposition it had been playing in Dorset. In 1989, one of the most extraordinary games in the club's history took place. The game against Frimchett took place in July at Picket Post with the sides second and third in the league. Batting first Frimchett were dismissed for just 20 with a faultless display of bowling and fielding by the Ellingham side. In reply, Ellingham lost two wickets without a run on the board, three wickets with the score on 6 and the sixth wicket went down at 11. An unbeaten stand of 10, the highest of the game, saw Ellingham scramble over the line.

During this period the club's Second Eleven continued in the New Forest League until the formation of the combination league and also started a Third Eleven on Saturdays playing at the bottom level of the New Forest League. The purpose of this side was to introduce young players into adult cricket. The third team has had a nomadic existence playing games at various venues such as Carvers, Ringwood School, Bisterne, Rockbourne, Poulner Junior School before its current location at Picket Post on the Nursery pitch.

In the early nineties the club had found the arrangement of competitive Sunday friendlies difficult and joined the Dorset League. The club enjoyed many promotions under the watchful eye of Pete Redfern. The Saturday first team continued to make progress and in 1998 under the captaincy of Ali Redfern the side was promoted to County Three.

An influx of players from the Corinthians club in 2002 saw the club strengthened at all levels. A further re-structuring of the Hampshire League saw the First Team playing in County Division 2. In 2009, under the captaincy of Phil Turner the team finished runners up in this league and finally gained promotion to Hampshire County One.

During the winter of 2009/2010 with the successful rugby club moving away Pete Redfern and a small team of workers renovated the clubhouse and carried out the necessary work on the vacant rugby pitch to establish a second cricket pitch at Picket Post.

The 2011 season did see some success for the club, with the second team finishing runners up in South-West 2. In 2012 this side will be playing at its highest level since joining the Hampshire League Pyramid.