Blog | Broadhalfpenny Down

Nov 3

Lifetime Achievement

Congratulations to Harry Bates on being presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hampshire Cricket Board for his services to...

Nov 2

Cricket Ties

The cricket tie, once a simple strip of fabric, has become a symbol of pride, identity, and tradition within the sport. From schoolboys...

Oct 12

Brigands Grace

O Lord, you'd scarcely think it wicked To give you thanks for wondrous cricket To celebrate the lives who make And provide those lovely...

Oct 12

Umpire Review 2024

The Brigands' umpires panel consists of five regular umpires; Bryan Burns, Mark Smith, Nick Harris, Peter Tomkins, and Clive Barnett....

Oct 6

End of Season Dinner & Awards

The 2024 awards dinner at The Bat and Ball was a fitting close to a successful season for the Brigands. Clive Barnett, drawing...

Sep 29

Team of the Year 2024

We have run this year's scorebooks through OpenAI's latest model, and here is the "team of the year" based on performances in Timed Games...

Sep 29

Annual General Meeting Notice

The Annual General Meeting of the Broadhalfpenny Brigands Cricket Club will take place on Sunday 6 October 2024 at 1100 in the Pavilion...

Sep 12

The Generation Game

The Brigands have had a tradition of fathers and sons playing for the Club since its inception in 1959, and that continues to this day....

Sep 11

Hambledon v All England, 1908

A monument, made of Cornish granite, to the glory of cricket and the contribution made by The Hambledon Club was erected at...

Sep 10

Brigands v Windsor Great Park, 8 September 2024

Cricket lovers gathered for a match that marked both the end of the season and the end of an era. After almost four decades of dedicated...

Sep 2

Brigands v Worcester Police CC, 1 September 2024

Worcester Police CC batted first and scored 249-9, with Guy Ladenburg taking 5-50. When Neil Wood went to field in the slips, Ladenburg...

Aug 28

Horsted Keynes

A recently unearthed manuscript from the National Archive has sparked a re-evaluation of cricket's origins. The document, dating back to...