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The Hambledon Club, Lunch with Matt Teale

The Bat & Ball, 14th October 2023 Members and Friends of Broadfhalfpenny Brigands are invited to The Hambledon Club Autumn 2023 Lunch....

Broadhalfpenny Brigands Annual Dinner 2023

Join our annual dinner and prize-giving for the Broadhalfpenny Down Brigands 2023 season from 7pm on Saturday 7th October. One last...

Brigands v Horningsham, 10 September 2023

"Our revels have now ended" says Prospero in The Tempest and this match featured its own moments of comedy, magic arts, and cunning...

Brigands v Hollywood Golden Oldies, 5 September 2023

Some teams are imposters. The Invalids turned up and played with eleven able-bodied cricketers, The Vagabonds had stable jobs and homes,...

Brigands v Oundle Ramblers, 3 September 2023

Of his many magical moments, Sir David Attenborough picked as his favourite the beautiful encounter from Life on Earth in 1979 when a...

Brigands v Butterflies, 27 August 2023

There are around 60 species of butterfly native to the UK, with almost 80% of these in long-term decline, a matter of which even Winston...

Brigands Teams in September 2023

Tuesday 5 September, Hollywood Oldies CC, 16:30, Wood & Northwood MM (One Short) 1. Steve Blackburn 2. Neil Wood 3. Andrew Reed 4. Dave...

Brigands v Ashford Hill, 20 August 2023

Ashford Hill hadn't visited Broadhalfpenny Down for over 20 years so it was a warm welcome back to the village team from Basingstoke....

Brigands v Cornwall Over 60s

As Brigands welcomed the Cornishmen to BHD there was one question on the lips of the players, "will it be jam or cream first on the...

The return of Elgan's Marvels

We were delighted to welcome back, for this year's Whitchurch match, the esteemed journalist Elgan Alderman. Elgan was asked by The Times...

An Aussie and "the biggest six ever" at Broadhalfpenny Down

After a summer of absorbing Ashes series tests for both the men’s and the women’s teams it seems that the classic sporting rivalry...

Brigands win The Ashes against Australia High Commission.

Brigands welcomed the AHC to the Down which is always a special day especially during an Ashes summer. With an earlier than usual start...