Changes to Cricket Laws for 2023
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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...


Dave Henderson
- Dec 21, 2022
Presidents Corner
By Bryan Burns We drew the cricket season to a close with just the Annual General Meeting and Annual Dinner left in the 2022 Brigands...


Brigands CC
- Dec 16, 2022
Broadhalfpenny Down in voted "Best View in Hampshire"
Each year, Hampshire Cricket Board runs a poll on Twitter to determine which cricket ground has the best view in Hampshire. From 24...


Brigands CC
- Dec 10, 2022
Christmas Best Wishes
On behalf of the Broadhalfpenny Down Preservation Trust, and Broadhalfpenny Brigands Cricket Club, we are sending out our Christmas Best...


Brigands CC
- Dec 5, 2022
Broadhalfpenny Brigands AGM 2022
A summary of this year's Annual General Meeting held at Broadhalfpenny Down. Item 5; Appointments The Royal Navy saying of “the Captain...


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...


gerrynorthwood
- Nov 2, 2022
Rod Price made an Honorary Brigand
To be made an Honorary Brigand is possibly the most unique award in cricket! It is certainly a unique award in the history of the...


Brigands CC
- Oct 14, 2022
Presidents Corner
The season is over and what a year it has been. From the opening match on New Year’s Day the 250th Anniversary of the first recorded...


Brigands CC
- Oct 12, 2022
Sam's Six Earns Sips
Sam Sargant's magnificent 6 to win the game off the penultimate gall against Stragglers of Asia was voted the 2022 Champagne Moment,...


Brigands CC
- Oct 11, 2022
Old Father Time, I Pray to You ...
Old Father Time, I pray to you That clouds give it a rest, And that I get a game today, And that I play my best. I pray that my side...


Brigands CC
- Oct 9, 2022
Brigands Cricket Dinner 2022
It was an evening of appreciation and awards at the Bat and Ball after a memorable season of cricket. Clive Barnett opened proceedings...

Brigands CC
- Sep 12, 2022
Brigands v Brighton & Hove Crescent
The last, sunny, game of the Brigands season followed a week of torrential rainfall that caused challenges in pitch preparation for Harry...


Brigands CC
- Sep 3, 2022
Brigands v Jay XI
The rain finally came before the penultimate game of the season against a select eleven from Hambledon, Bedales, Old Wykehamists, and...


Dave Henderson
- Sep 2, 2022
Jack Russell's painting of Broadhalfpenny Down in 2022
Renowned artist and former international cricketer, Jack Russell MBE, has completed his latest painting ... of Broadhalfpenny Down. He...


Dave Henderson
- Aug 31, 2022
Brigands v Butterflies
Legend has it that Isaac Newton formulated gravitational theory in 1666 after watching an apple fall and asking why the apple fell...


grahaminglis
- Aug 16, 2022
Brigands v Australian High Commission
Last Sunday saw Brigands welcome Australia House to Broadhalfpenny Down for this annual Commonwealth match. With temperatures pushing...


Dave Henderson
- Aug 14, 2022
New stumps at Broadhalfpenny Down
We have lovely new stumps at Broadhalfpenny Down, expertly made by Sticky Wicket and generously donated by Lee Gray. They are...


Dave Henderson
- Aug 12, 2022
Broadhalfpenny Down XI v MCC
250 years after the original first class match at Broadhalfpenny Down, an MCC side took on a a Broadhalfpenny Down XI (consisting mostly...
2023 Brigands Fixtures






