There has been a rich tradition of Test and County cricketers associated with Blackheath CC ever since the local Blackheath clubs amalgamated and began playing at the Rectory Field in 1885.
The first ever match played at the Rectory Field boasted a number of international and County cricketers, reflecting the playing strength and the contacts of the club. George Hearne captained the opposition and included his 2 test playing brothers in the team, whilst Blackheath included Stokes, Ireland and S.Christopherson

Many amateurs combined club cricket at Blackheath with county cricket in the late 1800s and early 20th century. Some of the best known included:

Stanley Christopherson; the best of 10 cricketing brothers he made 1test appearance and played 33 times for Kent. President of MCC during the 2nd World War
J.R. (Jack) Mason: his 5 tests all took place on the Australian tour of 1897/98 and his first class career for Kent spanned 339 matches between 1893 and 1919. Captain of Blackheath in 1919/20.
Lennard Stokes was club captain in the inaugural 1885 season and played 4 matches for Kent between 1877 and 1880.
R.N.R.Blaker captained Blackheath before and after the first World War and played 162 times for Kent between 1898 and 1908
A.P.Day played 157 matches for Kent over 20 years from 1905 and captained the club from 1922-31

Since the Second World War:
J.G.W. (Jack) Davies who famously bowled Bradman for 0 in 1948 played over 150 times for Kent before taking on a distinguished career in cricket administration including Treasurer of MCC.
James Melville an opening bowler who played 6 matches for Kent in the early 1960s and took 6 wickets for the Club Cricket Conference against Richie Benaud's 1961 Australian touring side - a match played, incidentally, at the Rectory Field.
Mike (Malcolm/Pepsi) Olton who arrived in the UK on Colin Cowdrey's recommendation from Trinidad in 1960 and has played the fruit machine at the Rectory Field ever since. Played 3 first class matches before devoting himself to Blackheath CC.
Andy Hooper had the misfortune to be a left arm spinner in Kent at the same time as Derek Underwood but still played 13 times for the county before succumbing to the lure of Sun Life of Canada and wickets galore for Blackheath.
Belvedere boy, Alan Knott played occasionally for Blackheath as a teenager before his immense talent saw him leave the club cricket scene.
Also in the late 60s/early 70s Blackheath could call on Richard Elms, a left arm seamer who played over 70 matches for Kent and then Hampshire as well as David (Chopper) Laycock an opening batsmen who made 10 appearances for Kent - including the final county match at the Rectory Field in 1971. Later in the 70s and early '80s Grahame Clinton of Kent and Surrey played many times for us - including crucial contributions to the winning 1981 Kent League title campaign.
Our most recent Test and County link is of course this year's Kent beneficiary Min Patel who played for the club in the 1980s, winning the Kent League Young Player of the Year award in 1987.
We must also not forget Glamorgan's answer to the Jackson Five - Rupert Hill who played one first class match and one one dayer in 1975 before arriving in London to form part of the 1980s title winning team and now terrorise South Thames League batsmen.

We have also had a number of club members who experienced first class cricket with Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Including Roger Moulding - a 6 time Oxford blue who also played for Middlesex before playing for Blackheath's league winning 1984 side; Pat Neate, club skipper in 1989; Peter Cottrell , a wicket keeping blue in 1979; John Kilbee, part of the Trophy winning early 1980s team; Eric Marsh, club captain in 1970 and of the current playing membership Mel Ragnauth (Cambridge 1995/6) and Jason Windsor (Oxford 1995).