Commemorated on 2 plaques
The Bat & Ball Hambledon is known as the cradle of cricket and was the first headquarters of English Cricket, although cricket had been played on the South Downs for 200 years prior to that. The modern game was formulated on rules drawn up by Hambledon Cricket Club on Broadhalfpenny Down. This formidable cricket club led by Richard Nyren, the landlord of the Bat & Ball, played an All England Team on 51 occasions wining no less than 29 times! Artefacts relating to the origins of cricket can be found hanging on the walls around the pub.
The Bat & Ball Public House, Hyden Farm Lane, Hambledon, United Kingdom where it was headquartered
This stone marks the site of the ground of the Hambledon Cricket Club circ.1750-1787
, Hambledon, United Kingdom where it played (1750-1787)