page_title: Rickmansworth
section_title: Sports clubs
hierarchical_section_title: Rickmansworth / Culture and sport / Sports clubs
caption_attribution_description: English: Rickmansworth Cricket Club 1
context_page_description: Rickmansworth is a town in southwest Hertfordshire, England, about 17 miles northwest of central London and inside the perimeter of the M25 motorway. The town is mainly to the north of the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne. The nearest large town is Watford, about 5 miles to the east. Rickmansworth is the administrative seat of the Three Rivers District Council. The confluence of the River Chess and the River Gade with the Colne in Rickmansworth inspired the district's name. The enlarged Colne flows south to form a major tributary of the River Thames. The town is served by the Metropolitan line of the London Underground and Chiltern Railways from London Marylebone to Aylesbury.
context_section_description: Rickmansworth Cricket Club was founded in 1787 and is one of the oldest recorded clubs in England. Its clubhouse was built in 1921 by Sir William Francis Reckitt – a member of the Reckitt and Colman Mustard dynasty. Rickmansworth Sports Club runs five teams in the Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League. Over the years, other sports clubs have moved into the grounds, including Chess Valley Rugby Football Club and Rickmansworth & Chess Valley Hockey Clubs.
  Rickmansworth Golf Course is adjacent to Moor Park golf course.
  Rickmansworth Lawn Tennis Club also hosts Rickmansworth table tennis club matches.
  Rickmansworth Water Ski Club is located on Batchworth Lake.
  Rickmansworth hosts a sub-aqua Club.
  The William Penn Leisure Centre has an indoor swimming pool and sports facilities.
caption: Rickmansworth Cricket and Sports Club
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