| 1780 |
The earliest date at which we have deeds and maps of the land on which the club now stands. |
| 1844 |
The land on which the hospital now stands was purchased from the Earl de Grey. Building work began on 8th October. |
| 1847 |
The hospital opened on 7th April. |
| 1852 |
Extra land was purchased from the Earl de Grey to be set aside for recreation. This is the land on which the club now stands. |
| 1867 |
The first record of a cricket match at Clifton Hospital . |
| 1878 |
"several cricket matches were played against neighbouring clubs in which the Asylum team often proved victorious" |
| 1879 |
"during the summer months as many as twelve cricket matches were played against neighbouring clubs, proving a source of pleasure and interest as well, to many unable to join in the game as to the players" |
| 1881 |
The cricket field cottages, with pavilion attached, were erected. |
| 1884 |
21 cricket matches were played during the summer against local clubs, 12 won, 4 lost, 4 drawn, and 1 tied |
| 1928 |
The Baptists Cricket Club was formed in the South Bank area of the city. |
| 1931 |
The first separate pavilion was built on the site of the present building |
| 1933 |
Fred Adams joined the Baptists CC. |
| 1942 |
Both the pavilion and the pavilion cottages were damaged in the air-raid on York on the night of 29th April. |
| 1944 |
In the early morning of 29th August the pavilion was completely destroyed by fire |
| 1947 |
A new pavilion was built using two army huts left by the military who used the hospital during the war.
On 23rd January the Baptists CC amalgamated with the Southlands Young Men’s Club and was re-named the Baptist’s Sports Club. |
| 1950 |
After conflicts of interest with other sections the Baptists Sports Cricket Club section split to form Alliance CC. |
| 1954 |
Peter Green joined the club |
| 1955 |
Albert Arundale joined the club |
| 1957 |
Geoff Maidment joined the club |
| 1963 |
Herbert Lockwood joined the club |
| 1972 |
This was the last year the hospital ground was used by Clifton Hospital CC. The last game was played against Lane Head on 19th August. |
| 1973 |
Clifton Hospital approached Geoff Maidment with the object of forming a cricket club to use the hospital ground. On 13th September officers of Alliance CC met with representatives of the Hospital and agreed to a merger of the clubs. Clifton Hospital Alliance was adopted as the new name for the Club. |
| 1974 |
The club continued to play in the York Saturday League on the hospital ground and in the Evening League on Alliance CC’s old ground on the little Knavesmire. |
| 1975 |
The club joined the York & District Senior League and a second XI was formed to continue playing in the Saturday League. |
| 1976 |
The second XI gained entry to the Senior League. |
| 1985 |
Fred Adams died. Fred was a much-loved father figure of the club and had been a member for 52 years and an officer (Secretary, Treasurer or President) for 39 of those years. It is to Fred as much as anyone that we owe the existence of the club today. |
| 1991 |
The club resolves, after much soul searching, to try and buy the ground before the hospital closes. |
| 1992 |
In June, after much hard work and pressure from the club and the intervention of John Greenway (M.P. for Ryedale), the Secretary of State for Health, Virginia Bottomley, instructs York Health Trust to sell the ground to the Club. |
| 1993 |
On 22nd May 1993 the ground is officially sold to the club for the sum of £25,000. |
| 1994 |
The club enters a team in Pilmour Evening League. |
| 1996 |
With the help of a lottery grant the club builds a new pavilion. |
| 1998 |
The club forms a third XI which is admitted to the York Vale League. |
| 1999 |
The First XI wins the York & District Senior League Premier Division title. |
