Randburg Cricket Club was established in the same year as the Randburg municipality, in 1959, when the Transvaal Cricket Union needed a B field.
The field was for Transvaal B to play on and an alternative in case Wanderers was not available.
Before this, the club started off playing Saturday afternoon matches at IR Griffiths Primary School in Blairgowrie before relocating to where it is now. The club's current position was an old municipal dumping refuse site.
Randburg Cricket Club enjoyed the honour of having the first electronic scoreboard in South Africa, one of the first lights for day-night games and the first Bakers mini-cricket session.
The club devised a five-year-plan under the captaincy of Neil Taylor Kent to be promoted from Sunday 4th League to Premier League.
However, the year the club won Reserve 1 League, the union introduced the Promotion League which the club played in for some years before its promotion to Premier League.
The British Lions visited the club in 1980 and played a charity game against Randburg. Former Miss SA, Vera Johns opened the bowling for the match, and Protea player Ali Bacher played in the match. Radio personality, John Robbie also played.
Former English Test cricketer, Martin Saggers, played for Randburg as an overseas professional in 1996.
“I was brought in by Kevin Lacy [chairman] and Craig Montano [treasurer], who looked after me from the moment I first arrived, through to the day I left at the end of the season. Both of them played in the 1st team, where there was a fantastic team atmosphere, with many talented cricketers, such as Jack Russell, Brian Wilson, Richard Castle and Graeme Fox, to name just a few,” Saggers told Randburg Sun.
“I felt so welcome by everyone at the club and I couldn't wait to return for a few more seasons. I felt that my time at the club helped me improve my bowling, gain knowledge and experience of bowling in different conditions, and it was a major factor in myself having a successful County career, which then allowed me to represent England in three Test matches.
” I owe a great deal to all those that I have met at Randburg Cricket Club.”
