Records show that the Club was formed well before the Second World War, playing on at least four grounds within the Parish, ending up at the Forstal in the 1960s. The Club had been wound up at the outbreak of war but was revived by H E Bates a keen cricketer in 1947. However the quality of pitches on which the Club then played was poor and soon enthusiasm waned and the Club disbanded. Before the 1960s Little Chart Forstal was a rough piece of land which was refurbished for cricket by Stan Hays, an Ashford agricultural engineering company which had played cricket there until the mid 60s. According to Parish Council records Little Chart Cricket Club was formally reformed in 1960. H E Bates was again the force behind the Club. The Club’s ground though relatively small is in a delightful rural setting and was used for the cricket match episode in the Darling Buds of May with Little Chart players as extras. The Club plays cricket on Saturdays, Sundays and occassionally mid week. We are in the third division of the Kent Village League and we tour to North Essex and Suffolk over a long weekend in June.