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On this day, 1772 and 2022
Tuesday 23 June 1772 was market day in Hambledon, Hampshire and on that day the first designated first-class match was due to take place...
Brigands CC
9 hours ago


Memorial Plaque Unveiled
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first First Class match at Broadhalfpenny Down, supporters were asked to buy a plaque as part...
Dave Henderson
Apr 28


LEGO to create first-ever cricket set based on Broadhalfpenny Down
One of our aims at Broadhalfpenny Down is to bring the story of cricket to new audiences, and we are delighted to announce that LEGO has...
Dave Henderson
Apr 1


The Cradle of Cricket, Hambledon
In 1908, following the erection of the Monument to the Glory of Cricket, W R Weir published The Cradle of Cricket; a Hambledon Souvenir....
Brigands CC
Feb 15


Horsted Keynes
A recently unearthed manuscript from the National Archive has sparked a re-evaluation of cricket's origins. The document, dating back to...
Dave Henderson
Aug 28, 2024


Broadhalfpenny Down hits 10,000 Viewers Milestone
Four years ago we embarked on a plan to source beautiful photographs of Broadhalfpenny Down and put them on Wikipedia, Bing, Google and...
Dave Henderson
Jul 24, 2024


Halfpenny Coin
The halfpenny was a common coin used during the reign of King George III when Broadhalfpenny Down was at the heart of cricket in England....
Dave Henderson
Mar 28, 2024


Urban Betrayal in Cricket
Cricket was unloved by 18th-century moralists. By the middle of the century, it had become a popular spectator sport. Much was drunk;...
Broadhalfpenny Down
Mar 5, 2024


The Glory of Village Cricket
With just 100 days to go until the 2024 season, here are some of the memories from the past 2 seasons at Broadhalfpenny Down.
Dave Henderson
Jan 14, 2024
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