Bat & Ball Inn, Hambledon
The Bat & Ball Inn is a historic eighteenth-century pub near Clanfield, Hampshire, England. The earliest widely accepted written rules for the game of cricket were drafted at the pub.
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The Bat and Ball Inn at Broadhalfpenny Down
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Sign on the Wall of the Bat and Ball Inn
History
The pub is situated opposite the Broadhalfpenny Down cricket ground, the original home of the Hambledon Club. Richard Nyren, a landlord of the inn from 1762 to 1772, was the Hambledon Club's team captain. Nyren was succeeded as landlord by William Barber, another well-known Hambledon cricketer, who held the licence until 1784.[1][2]
The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath passes the pub.
The pub is currently owned by Fuller's and is a former George Gale and Co Ltd Pub. The pub has been Grade II listed since 1954.[3]
References
- Underdown, p.115.
- Ashley-Cooper, p.169.
- "Bat and Ball Inn (1240171)". English Heritage. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
Bibliography
- F S Ashley-Cooper, The Hambledon Cricket Chronicle, Herbert Jenkins, 1924
- David Underdown, Start of Play, Allen Lane, 2000
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