Lifetime Achievement
Congratulations to Harry Bates on being presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hampshire Cricket Board for his services to...
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Broadhalfpenny Down News
Brigands CC
Sep 29
Annual General Meeting Notice
The Annual General Meeting of the Broadhalfpenny Brigands Cricket Club will take place on Sunday 6 October 2024 at 1100 in the Pavilion...
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Brigands CC
Sep 12
The Generation Game
The Brigands have had a tradition of fathers and sons playing for the Club since its inception in 1959, and that continues to this day....
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Dave Henderson
Sep 11
Hambledon v All England, 1908
A monument, made of Cornish granite, to the glory of cricket and the contribution made by The Hambledon Club was erected at...
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Dave Henderson
Sep 10
Brigands v Windsor Great Park, 8 September 2024
Cricket lovers gathered for a match that marked both the end of the season and the end of an era. After almost four decades of dedicated...
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Dave Henderson
Aug 28
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
Aug 27
Wedding Cricket in the Hambledon Valley
Earlier this Summer, we were delighted that Fenella and Jack from Exton decided to host a pre-wedding afternoon of cricket followed by...
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Dave Henderson
Jul 31
How to prepare a cricket pitch
Hampshire County Cricket Club Pitch Advisors Nigel Gray & Lee Padwick, with the Grounds Management Association’s Phil Jeggo, share their...
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Broadhalfpenny Down
Jul 24
Broadhalfpenny Down, the best cricket ground in Hampshire
Broadhalfpenny Down from the air, taken during The Authors match.
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Broadhalfpenny Down
Jul 24
Forward Defence in 1772
Harry Bates shows how a forward defense might have looked at Broadhalfpenny Down when the first games of cricket were being played here....
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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...
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Brigands CC
Jul 21
The Authors
Today we host the cricket-loving Authors CC. Expect brilliant writers, eloquent podcasters, and enthusiastic cricketers enjoying a Sunday...
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Dave Henderson
Jul 7
Broadhalfpenny Down in the Long Room at Lord's
Some distinguished lunchtime guests at Lord's were treated to a Broadhalfpenny Down souvenir handkerchief. The fundraising event was...
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Brigands CC
Jun 18
Videos from Broadhalfpenny Down
There is now a YouTube channel dedicated to showing off the various forms of cricket played at, and the history of, Broadhalfpenny Down....
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Broadhalfpenny Down
Jun 10
Badgers are Back in Hambledon
Our Honorary Groundsperson, Harry Bates, declared that "the bloody badgers are back" and that they are causing a fair bit of damage to...
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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...
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Brigands CC
Apr 16
Broadhalfpenny Green
The sun is about to come out and the cricket season will be soon upon us. The two most popular items in the Broadhalfpenny Down shop,...
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Dave Henderson
Apr 1
The best team photo
Many of the cricket clubs who visit Broadhalfpenny Down take a souvenir photo before, or after, their match at the cradle of cricket....
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Brigands CC
Apr 1
Devastating News
As some of you may have seen on the television news, vandals have removed the top of The Monument from the base at Broadhalfpenny Down....
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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....
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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;...
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Dave Henderson
Feb 16
Control the mole holes goal; recruiting a new groundsperson
A lovely summer cricket ground is made in the winter and spring! Our magnificent Paul Jackson and Harry Bates were busy at work today,...
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Dave Henderson
Jan 26
Visitors to the Cradle of Cricket in 2024
There are some new clubs visiting the cricket ground at Broadhalfpenny Down during the Summer of 2024, and that means a handful of new...
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Brigands CC
Jan 23
Ground Preparation and Dates for the Diary 2024
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...
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Brigands CC
Jan 23
From the Archives - Brigands Golden Jubilee
2009 was the Golden Jubilee of Broadhalfpenny Brigands Cricket Club and celebrations began with a country walk and pub lunch in Hambledon...
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Broadhalfpenny Down
Jan 21
Christine Pardoe, 1936-2023
Obituary for Christine Pardoe who was the Grand Daughter of Edward Whalley Tooker who helped organise the 1908 Grand Match & Monument
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Dave Henderson
Jan 16
The Old Time Match, 1953
On 30 May 1953, a special match was played at Broadfhalfpenny Down, the cradle of cricket, featuring a team from Commercial Union,...
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Dave Henderson
Jan 15
Cricketing Stamps
Commemorative postage stamps have long been used to celebrate sporting events, including cricket, to provide a unique visual narrative of...
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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.
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Dave Henderson
Jan 10
Opportunity to become a Groundsperson at the Cradle of Cricket
One of the nicest men in cricket, Harry Bates, has decided to retire from his Honorary Groundsperson role at Broadhalfpenny Down at the...
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Dave Henderson
Jan 1
Happy New Year from the Cradle of Cricket
Unlike in 1929, 2000, and 2022 ... there is no New Year's Day cricket at Broadhalfpenny Down in 2024 but we would like to wish all...
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Brigands CC
Dec 13, 2023
A Grand Day Out at Broadhalfpenny Down
Scottish explorer Susan Calman visited Broadhalfpenny Down as part of her Grand Days Out series on Channel 5. She was given a quick...
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Brigands CC
Dec 9, 2023
Cricket District Most Beautiful Grounds Calendar
Our friends at Cricket District have produced a stunning Calendar for 2024 featuring the 12 most beautiful grounds they have visited....
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Brigands CC
Dec 9, 2023
2024 Fixture List
There is an art to curating a fixture list for a cricket season. Welcoming back old cricketing friends and foes, making the ground...
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Broadhalfpenny Down
Nov 20, 2023
Broadhalfpenny Down Logo
We were recently asked where the Broadhalfpenny Down logo came from. It was updated in 2021 as part of the preparations for the 250th...
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Brigands CC
Nov 3, 2023
Free Delivery at the Broadhalfpenny Down Shop in November
With Christmas coming, there are some special gifts available at the Broadhalfpenny Down shop during November. If you enter code...
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Brigands CC
Nov 2, 2023
The Bat & Ball
Edited from an article first published in The Telegraph by Scyld Berry The Bat and Ball Inn was a most hospitable hostelry when grand...
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Brigands CC
Nov 2, 2023
Two Cricket Grounds and a Pub Walk
Length: 6-7 miles The Bat & Ball pub is about halfway on this route; ideal for a lunch break or drink. This walk starts out along East...
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Brigands CC
Sep 21, 2023
The Hambledon Club, Lunch with Matt Teale
The Bat & Ball, 14th October 2023 Members and Friends of Broadfhalfpenny Brigands are invited to The Hambledon Club Autumn 2023 Lunch....
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Dave Henderson
Aug 15, 2023
The return of Elgan's Marvels
We were delighted to welcome back, for this year's Whitchurch match, the esteemed journalist Elgan Alderman. Elgan was asked by The Times...
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Broadhalfpenny Down
Aug 15, 2023
An Aussie and "the biggest six ever" at Broadhalfpenny Down
After a summer of absorbing Ashes series tests for both the men’s and the women’s teams it seems that the classic sporting rivalry...
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Brigands CC
Aug 8, 2023
Hampshire Cricket Board's Volunteer of the Month
Congratulations to Harry Bates on his recent recognition from Hampshire Cricket Board
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Brigands CC
Jul 22, 2023
Refurbished Veranda
The pavilion at Broadhalfpenny Down got a makeover this week, thanks to Paul Whittle and Mike Beardall amongst others. The...
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Dave Henderson
Jul 21, 2023
The Hambledon Club
The Hambledon Club was a celebrated aristocratic dining club that emerged in the 18th century in the village of Hambledon, Hampshire,...
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