Picture No | 10218942 |
Date | 1922 |
Description | The Hambledon Cricket Memorial, Hampshire, 1922. |
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Memorial unveiled in 1908, by Hampshire County Cricket Captain E.M. Sprot, to mark the site of the Hambledon Cricket Club Ground (circa 1750-1787). Broadhalfpenny Down is considered to be the birthplace of modern cricket and the Bat and Ball Inn at Hambledon, one of the oldest cricket pavilions.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 1922, page 246 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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