The club was formed in 1850 as Baildon Green Cricket and Skating Club. As the name suggests their first home was on Green Road , which doubled in winter as a Skating Club. For the first forty-odd years they only played 'friendly' matches, but in 1893 they joined the Airedale and Wharfedale League and in 1910 entered the Bradford League.
In 1913 Baildon had to apply for re-election and, although they were unopposed, they were not successful. However, they were allowed to appeal and at a meeting at the County Restaurant they pleaded their case and were successful. Part of Baildon's case at the appeal was that negotiations were taking place for an enclosed ground.The Jenny Lane ground was acquired and Skating dropped from the name in 1914. The ground was leased for £25 per annum, which increased to £60 over the next few years. Unfortunately, with overheads, this proved almost beyond their means, so the rent was reduced to £45. In the first year they suffered the ignominy of being dismissed for 10 runs by Windhill, which is still a league record.
Baildon won the Second Division in 1949 and so for their centenary year were back in the first division. To celebrate they dropped Green to become just Baildon C.C. Baildon's hat-trick of championship wins in 1950, 1951 and 1952 was not unique, but in the post war era it has only been equaled by Idle (1965 to 1967), and Pudsey Congs (2000 to 2002).
The club completed the double in 1952 by winning the Priestley Cup. Wilf Burkinshaw achieved a personal hat-trick when, in his first over, he clean bowled three batsmen with his sixth, seventh and eighth balls! Yes, in those days they had eight ball overs. Keighley never recovered. It would be 40 years before the club would have the chance to win the cup again.
They nearly won the title again in 1953 and 1954, but had to settle for second place on each occasion.
The remaining years in the 1950s and indeed 1960s and 1970s saw them win various awards but they could not shake off being a yo-yo side. The existing pavilion was opened by Len Hutton in 1955, but the club were relegated. Baildon were promoted for 1958 but relegated for 1960 and had to seek re- election in 1963.
Roger Pawson, a current trustee and club treasurer, achieved the remarkable bowling figures, in 1974, of ten for 32 against Yorkshire Bank, becoming the 22nd bowler in the Bradford League to achieve this feat, and at the end of that season Baildon were promoted, only to be relegated in 1978.
In 1984 they gained promotion, but 1990 saw them back in the Second Division. They were back up again the following year, and straight down in 1992. Baildon made their second appearance in a Priestley Cup final that year. Unfortunately, it was a one-sided affair against Yorkshire Bank, which they lost. There was another promotion year in 1993, but they were relegated at the end of the next season.
The inspirational appointment of Mick Emmerson as captain in 1996 gave the Jenny Laners five successful years. By August they were Second Division champions, 29 points ahead of second place, and 44 years on they had done the double again by winning the Priestley Cup, beating Bradford & Bingley in the final at Undercliffe.
In 2007, a merger between Baildon CC and Baildon Meths CC took place, creating 5 senior teams at the club and expanding the potential for youth to develop.
2009 saw success for the club as the 1st XI won the Bradford League 1st Division title for the first time since 1952.