The Stone was erected in honour of Tom Ruff. He was mayor of Mitcham at the time of his death in March 1962. Tom was a local businessman with a great love of Mitcham Cricket Club. Along with Burn Bullock he was one of those who kept the Club active during the Second World War. He served the Club in many capacities, including as captain of the Wednesday XI.

The cost of making the Stone and putting it in place was met from voluntary contributions from throughout the Borough.

The names of 16 Mitcham Cricketers were originally recorded:

John Bowyer
Daniel Hayward
Charles Hoare
Tom Sherman
James Southerton
Tom Sewell
Tom Humphrey
Richard Humphrey
William W Thompson
Thomas Harvey
Tom Richardson
F C Holland
Herbert Strudwick
Ernest Bale
Andy Sandham
Burn Bullock.

The names of another 18 were added in 2014:

Alf Stagg
Tommy Knight
Arthur Cole
Len Cole
Les Hennen
Eric Ide
Bill Culmer
Johnny Mielll
Fred Smith
Bob Parker
Pat Batty
Colin Morgan
Brian Ward
Eating Swaby
Roy Harford
Dennis Marriott
Peter Johnson
David Smith.