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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...

Jun 10

Brigands v Invalids CC, 9 June 2024

There were poignant scenes this week as D-Day veterans recounted stories of heroism, and loss, during the Normandy landings 80 years ago....

Jun 3

Brigands v Old Woks, 2 June 2024

This was the kind of unpredictable cricket match that bookmakers dream of. A Brigands team with seven bowlers and no wicketkeeper against...

May 27

Brigands v The Stage CC, 26 May 2024

There may have been no Shakespeare without the 16th-century theatre impresario Philip Henslowe. In the film “Shakespeare in Love” he was...

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...

May 20

Brigands v London New Zealand, 19 May 2024

London New Zealand win their cricket match in the Hambledon valley on a day when a Kiwi Pavlova stole the show

May 13

Brigands v Harry Baldwin Occasionals CC, 12 May 2024

Fatty Batter is the memoir of a rotund, sweet-loving, boy called Michael Simkins who discovered it’s possible to play, and fall in love...

May 13

Brigands v XIIth Men, 8 May 2024

In a twisty-turny tale of cricket capers, the Brigands squared off against the XIIth Men in the first T20 match of the season, with more...

May 11

Aurora borealis over the cradle of cricket

Thanks to our friends at The Bat & Ball for capturing the Northern Lights in the Hambledon valley last night.

May 6

Brigands v Sons of Bachus, 5 May 2024

"Oh God, if there be cricket in heaven, let there also be rain"* for batters and bowlers alike to adjust to the conditions. With some...

Apr 28

Brigands v Vagabonds - Rained Off

A damp start, a gloomy sky, and a poor forecast mean today's match against Vagabonds is cancelled. The next match is on Sunday against...

Apr 23

Brigands v Stansted Park CC, 21 April 2024

The opening game of the 2024 season sees an exciting draw against new opposition from Stansted Park