Horsted Keynes
A recently unearthed manuscript from the National Archive has sparked a re-evaluation of cricket's origins. The document, dating back to...
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Dave Henderson
- Jul 24
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
- Mar 28
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....
Broadhalfpenny Down
- Mar 5
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;...
Dave Henderson
- Jan 14
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.
Brigands CC
- Dec 3, 2022
A Year in Photos
It began on New Year's Day with a match played "on a plastic pitch and with a pink ball" in contrast to that first First Class game back...
Dave Henderson
- Jun 28, 2022
Hampshire All Stars v All England, 24 June
Cricketing legends took part in the original first class game in 1772; the master batter, John Small, the most accurate bowler of his...
Dave Henderson
- Jun 26, 2022
The long walk home, some things never change
The lovely video put together by the BBC from their day at the 250th Anniversary match on 24th June 2022 including interviews with Mark...
Brigands CC
- Mar 6, 2022
Be part of cricket history with your own commemorative stone
Be part of history with your own personalised commemorative granite paving stone installed around the base of the Monument to the glory...
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