Village Cricket
The historian GM Trevelyan described "the cricket field is the essence of Englishness". At Broadhalfpenny Down, near Hambledon, a...
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Brigands CC
- Jun 2
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...
Dave Henderson
- May 17
Single Wicket Cricket and Broadhalfpenny Down
Abridged from Jon Hotten's excellent article is Wisden Cricket Monthly, 2016. Jon is a great Friend of Broadhalfpenny Down. They called...
Dave Henderson
- May 5
Broadhalfpenny Down Patron named as next President of MCC
Hampshire cricketing legend and Broadhalfpenny Down Patron, Mark Nicholas, has been named as the next President of MCC, starting 1...
Broadhalfpenny Down
- May 5
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...
Dave Henderson
- Apr 20
Wisden
Today, the 2023 edition of the Wisden Almanack is published. Full of Bazball, The Hundred, The IPL, and the growth of franchise cricket...
Dave Henderson
- Apr 19
From Disability to Ability
One of the joys of Broadhalfpenny Down is the characters who visit to play a game of cricket at a venue that has something special. We...
Dave Henderson
- Apr 9
A cricketing history in six parts
A history of The Hambledon Club d aBroadhalfpenny Down in 6 parts, by Stephen Saunders
Brigands CC
- Apr 9
Reviews of Broadhalfpenny Down
Broadhalfpenny Down has updated its Google profile with more photographs and accessibility information ready for the 2023 season. We have...
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