born ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 7 0 7 ▁involving ▁teams ▁from ▁London ▁and ▁Cro yd on . ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁reference ▁is ▁found ▁to ▁White ▁Con du it ▁Field s ▁in ▁Is ling ton , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁very ▁famous ▁London ▁ven ue . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁team ▁called ▁M idd les ex ▁is ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 1 7 2 8 ▁when ▁it ▁played ▁London ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁" in ▁the ▁fields ▁behind ▁the ▁W ool pack , ▁in ▁Is ling ton , ▁near ▁Sad lers ▁Well s , ▁for ▁£ 5 0 ▁a ▁side ". ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁first - class ▁match ▁involving ▁a ▁M idd les ex ▁team . For ▁information ▁about ▁M idd les ex ▁county ▁teams ▁before ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁M idd les ex ▁C CC , ▁see : ▁M idd les ex ▁county ▁cr icket ▁teams Origin ▁of ▁club ▁There ▁are ▁references ▁to ▁earlier ▁county ▁organis ations , ▁especially ▁the ▁M CC ▁Th urs day ▁Club ▁around ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁but ▁the ▁definit ive ▁M idd les ex ▁club ▁is ▁the ▁present ▁M idd les ex ▁C CC . ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁inform ally ▁founded ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Ta vern . ▁F ormal ▁constitution ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁largely ▁through