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The very first First Class cricket match took place at Broadhalfpenny Down in 1772. The ground was home to the legendary Hambledon Club, the acknowledged authority on the Laws of Cricket. It is one of the most beautiful grounds in England and cricket, of all standards, is still played today. This tells the stories of how the game of cricket we know today evolved, how laws such as the third stump, the width of the bat, and overarm bowling came to be, the characters who played the game both to ...
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Mike Beardall and Gerry Northwood uncover the Royal Navy origins behind Brigands Cricket and discuss how the club has developed its playing membership over the years. The importance of Broadhalfpenny Down and the Bat and Ball pub to the Brigands identity is revealed along with details of how cricket fans can gain immortality at the ground through a…
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Mike Beardall and Gerry Northwood return to explain how the Preservation Trust charity was established to protect the ground for the future. In doing so it ensures that the ground is available to a diverse range of cricketers, including women's, youth and disability cricket. They also pay tribute to the late and great Christopher Bazalgette and dis…
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Mike Beardall, Chairman of the Broadhalfpenny Down Trust charity and Gerry Northwood, Chairman of the Broadhalfpenny Brigands Cricket Club, discuss the improvements that have been made to the historic Broadhalfpenny Down cricket ground. The ground, next to The Bat & Ball pub, is known as the cradle of cricket, owing to its origins as the home of Ha…
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