Broadhalfpenny Down
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Broadhalfpenny Down is a historic cricket ground in Hambledon, Hampshire. It was the home of the Hambledon Club, one of the most important cricket clubs of the 18th century, and is widely regarded as
View of Broadhalfpenny Down
The monument to the Glory of Cricket and the Hambledon Club at Broadhalfpenny Down, erected in 1908 and unveiled by the Army cricketer Edward Sprot
Broadhalfpenny Down Pavilion in the summer of 2019
A batsman hits out in front of the Bat & Ball public house.
Hambledon Club
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The Hambledon Club was a social club that is famous for its organisation of 18th century cricket matches. By the late 1770s it was the foremost cricket club in England.
Broadhalfpenny Down
…landmark in the history of cricket, and is on the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath. The ground was the home venue for matches organised by the Hambledon Club from 1753 to 1781, which generally involved Hampshire's county team. It was used for other sports, including horse racing and hare coursing. Next to…
Bowling on Broadhalfpenny Down today