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.
Monument to Hambledon Cricket Club at Broadhalfpenny Down
Bowling on Broadhalfpenny Down today
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
Hambledon Club
…sources indicates that the nomenclature changed frequently and both terms were applicable. On 24 June 1772, Hampshire won by 53 runs against England at Broadhalfpenny Down. The subject is complicated by a reference to the Kent versus Hampshire & Sussex match at Guildford Bason on 26 and 28 August 1772. According to the…
View of Broadhalfpenny Down
Broadhalfpenny Down Pavilion in the summer of 2019
A batsman hits out in front of the Bat & Ball public house.