Broadhalfpenny Brigands Cricket Club

United Kingdom / England / Waterlooville / Hyden Farm Lane
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This is where cricket was born. The Broadhalfpenny Brigands Cricket Club, considered by many as the first ever cricket club, was formed in 1750. The Bat & Ball Inn, opposite, was founded in about 1730 and remains the focus of the club. The players huddled together here after a match for a post-mortem of the game, analysing and discussing, striving to iron out the flaws of their game.
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Coordinates:   50°56'45"N   1°2'20"W

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  • Early records indicate that after the game, a local by the name of Richard deBenault wrote an account of the match which largely consisted of comments on local birdlife, a chocolate cake he had been sent by an admirer and the state of the weather.
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