Brigands

Brigands v Old Wykehamists, June 4, 2023

As a curtain raiser to the World Test Championship between India and Australia, Brigands took on the Old Boys of Winchester College on a...

Village Cricket

The historian GM Trevelyan described "the cricket field is the essence of Englishness". At Broadhalfpenny Down, near Hambledon, a...

Bat & Ball; the podcast

A new short format podcast has been made to share the history of, and some of the stories, from Broadhalfpenny Down. Known as the Cradle...

Brigands v The Stage, 28 May

A day of unbroken sunshine, when Spring slipped into Summer and the football season conceded to cricket. A warm welcome to Stage Cricket...

Brigands v London New Zealand, 21 May

There is a moment in the film Sliding Doors where Gwyneth Paltrow tries to catch her tube train home, at which point two parallel stories...

Brigands v Sons of Bacchus, 7 May

Todays match has been cancelled as the ground is waterlogged from all that rain over the past few days

A Royal Visit

As we approach Coronation Weekend, and look forward to welcoming Sons of Bacchus on Sunday 7th, a reminder that His Majesty has also...

Brigands v Vagabonds, 30 April 2023

The Vagabonds are a cricket club based in Hampshire that, according to one of their principles, "arrange fixtures against known social...

Rod Price

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of one of our ground team, Rod Price. Rod was an Honorary Brigand, a unique award...