Cricket has been played in the town of Chapel-en-le-Frith for over 150 years. Chapel-en-le-Frith Cricket Club, as it is today, was born in 1884 out of the amalgamation of two existing clubs in the town, namely Town End Cricket Club and the Church Institute Cricket Club. The present ground on Willow Drive has been home to Chapel-en-le-Frith Cricket Club from that day.

The 1884 balance sheet shows the cost of levelling, laying and draining a playing area to produce a cricket pitch from the rented agricultural land that was to be the Club's new home. In addition to these costs, the Club also had to erect fencing and pay compensation to the Lawn Tennis Club who had given up the ground. With the cost of renting the land and paying compensation to the landlord the resulting debt of the Club in 1884 was £42.13sh.5d, with total expenditure being £106.17sh.11d.

1904 saw the Club as being one of the founder members of the High Peak Cricket League, where they enjoyed considerable success, winning the first Division Championship on nine occasions. During this period the Club had developed considerably and in 1926 purchased the ground from the Fleming Trustees. Further ground improvements included the implementation of an improved draining system and the returfing of over 1000sq yards of the playing field. In 1936 facilities at the ground were further enhanced with the building of a new pavillion

The Club continued to play in the High Peak Cricket League before becoming an inaugural member of the Derbyshire and Cheshire Cricket League in 1952. Once again this period in the Club's History has seen extraordinary development off the pitch as well as considerable succes on it. In 1969 the Club purchased an additional strip of land at the Southern end of the playing field to make the Willow Drive ground one of the largest playing areas in the league and also in the North of Derbyshire. In the late 1970s a prefabricated building was purchased and accordingly modified to provide a licensed social area which provided the club with much desired additional funding. The period from 1964 to 1984 saw the Club have its most succesful period on the field, dominating the local cricket scene. During this period Chapel Cricket Club won 19 senior trophies, being League Champions six times.

Several of the Club's playing members have represented Derbyshire County Cricket Club at 2nd XI level, namely Alf Lomas and Les Barton (1940s), Joe Lomas (1950s), and Ian Barton (1960s). The current Chairman, Martin Cooper, captained the Derbyshire CCC Under 19s in the 1970s, leading them to victory in the National Trophy. He also later played several Under 25s matches for the county. Current representation includes Chris Durham and Joe Jackson playing for Derbyshire Under 11s.

Whilst Chapel-en-le-Frith Cricket Club has a history of expansive development right throughout its existence, nothing can quite match the advances made during the last fifteen years, in terms of facilities. In this period of time the Club has built a new pavillion and a scorebox, laid two permanent practice pitches with nets, purchased wicket covers and upgraded its machinery.

The new pavillion, comprising players and umpires changing rooms, showers, kitchen area, bar and function room, was officially opened on Sunday 16th June 1991 by the former Australian Captain and TV commentator, Richie Benaud. The occasion was marked by a game between a combined 1st and 2nd XI team and an XI comprising former players from the Club's succesful teams of the 1960s and 1970s.

As the new Millenium races on Chapel-en-le-Frith Cricket Club can boast one of the finest cricket grounds in the County. Combining beautiful natural scenery with first class cricketing facilities provides cricketers of all ages and abilities with a perfect setting to play cricket.