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...
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Dave Henderson
- Jun 2
Village Cricket
The historian GM Trevelyan described "the cricket field is the essence of Englishness". At Broadhalfpenny Down, near Hambledon, a...
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...
Brigands CC
- May 29
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...
Dave Henderson
- May 26
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 CC
- May 7
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
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
- May 5
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...
Brigands CC
- Apr 15
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...
Brigands CC
- Apr 13
Brigands on Tour
As we look ahead to welcoming teams from around UK and overseas to Broadhalfpenny Down this coming season a look back at the Brigands...
neilwood217
- Apr 1
Subscriptions for 2023
It's subscription time for Brigands and Friends of Broadhalfpenny Down. Annual playing members subs are now £72, discounted to £15 for...
Dave Henderson
- Mar 26
Net Erection
With a month to go until the first match of the season, the cricket net has been erected at Broadhalfpenny Down. Club stalwarts Gerry,...
Dave Henderson
- Mar 20
Visitors to Broadhalfpenny Down
Lots of interesting teams are visiting the cradle of cricket in the Summer of 2023; we host new teams such as Ashford Hill, The Stage and...
Brigands CC
- Mar 12
Ground Preparation and Dates for the Diary
There are lots of jobs to do in order to get Broadhalfpenny Down ready for the season. Volunteers are needed to help prepare the ground...
Dave Henderson
- Mar 2
The Hambledon Club Lunch, Huw Turbervill
The Bat & Ball, 25th March 2023 Members and Friends of Broadfhalfpenny Brigands are invited to first The Hambledon Club lunch of 2023....
Brigands CC
- Feb 19
Robin Brodhurst, 1953-2023
Robin Brodhurst, who had a lasting and supportive link to Broadhalfpenny Down died last month at the age of 70. After six years in the...
Dave Henderson
- Feb 9
Paintings of Broadhalfpenny Down
We were delighted to receive some artwork from local supporter Kris Newton, who captured two moments from last Summer at Broadhalfpenny...
Dave Henderson
- Jan 23
Changes to Cricket Laws for 2023
The latest changes include gender-neutral terminology and batsmen are now batters. Obvious really, just like bowlers! Law 1 – Replacement...
Brigands CC
- Jan 16
Provisional Fixtures 2023
The curation of Brigand's fixtures for 2023 continues; the provisional list of games is shown below with the start times and match...
Brigands CC
- Jan 10
Christopher Bazalgette, 1938-2023
Hampshire cricket legend, Christopher Bazalgette, has passed away aged 85. A well-known character in the cricketing world, he played for...
Brigands CC
- Jan 9
Brigands Committee 2022
This year's Brigands Committee for 2022 (pictured left to right) Gerry Northwood (Chairman), Richie Hay (Hon. Secretary), Neil Wood (Hon....
Dave Henderson
- Jan 3
History fills the New Year air as cradle of cricket celebrates match with pink ball on plastic pitch
Written by Ivo Tennant and published in The Times 3rd January 2022; it's so good we decided to republish one year on John Small was one...
Dave Henderson
- Dec 28, 2022
Brigands Results Review 2022
Reflecting on an excellent year of Brigands cricket, it took a couple of games to register the first win and our first draw happened in...
gerrynorthwood
- Dec 23, 2022
Chairman's Christmas Message
The Brigands is such a special cricket club of which we can all be very proud. We are inclusive, enjoying friendly, mixed ability, mixed...