Broadhalfpenny Down
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Broadhalfpenny Down was the home venue of the Hambledon Club during its halcyon days of the mid- to late 18th Century. It is situated on a hilltop about a mile outside Hambledon village and was used for various sports besides cricket. The famous Bat & Ball Inn, run for many years by Hambledon captain Richard Nyren is immediately next to the Down.
As a venue for first-class cricket, Broadhalfpenny Down was used from 1756 (earliest definite date) until 1781, Hambledon, moving their home ground to Windmill Down the following season.
| English cricket venues in the 18th century |
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Artillery Ground | Bishopsbourne Paddock | Broadhalfpenny Down | Bromley Common | Dartford Brent | Duppas Hill |
[edit] References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- Cricket Scores 1730 - 1773 by H T Waghorn (WCS)
- Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18)
- Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket by G B Buckley (FLPV)
- From the Weald to the World by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)
- Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 by Arthur Haygarth (SBnnn)
- The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)
- The Glory Days of Cricket by Ashley Mote (GDC)
- John Nyren's "The Cricketers of my Time" by Ashley Mote (CMT)
