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
- Jul 1
Brigands v Rioteers, 30 June 2024
The Rioteers is a wandering club with a long history of cricket in the South of England; indeed this was their 60th Anniversary match...
Dave Henderson
- May 25
The Times, 1937
The Times published a special edition on 25 May 1937 to celebrate 150 years since the formation of the M.C.C, featuring stories from the...
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;...
Brigands CC
- Apr 8, 2022
First Class Cricketers Buried In Hambledon
In the fourth of his six-part series, esteemed crickety historian Stephen Saunders tells tales of the famous cricketers who are buried...
Brigands CC
- Jan 17, 2022
250 Years Ago
By Stephen Saunders Tuesday 23 June 1772 was market day in Hambledon, Hampshire and on that day the first designated first-class match...
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