“The Cradle of Cricket”

Founded in 1750, Hambledon Cricket Club was once the most powerful club in the country and earned its reputation as the “cradle of cricket”.

The club now plays at the idyllic Ridge Meadow – its home since the 1780s – and fields four adult league teams on Saturdays. We play friendly matches on Sundays, and occasionally mid-week. We also have a thriving Youth section, with over 150 junior playing members.

Hambledon CC provides cricket coaching for men, women, boys and girls aged 6 upwards. We also give them the opportunity to represent the club in competitive cricket matches in the various Hampshire Leagues.

The club has achieved ECB Clubmark accreditation. ECB Clubmark is the ECB’s club accreditation scheme for cricket clubs with junior sections.

We are always looking for keen players, so if you are interested please get in touch!

Jackie Turner, 1982–2025

We regretfully announce that Jacqueline (Jackie) Turner lost her long battle with cancer on Thursday.

Jackie, like many of the Turners, was a longstanding and integral part of the Hambledon cricket family. She represented Hampshire Women, and played 3rd and 4th XI cricket for Hambledon. But she will be most remembered — and missed — as the 1st XI scorer for the past 15 years.

I’m sure all at the club will join with me and the rest of the committee in extending our heartfelt sympathies and best wishes to Topsy, Sue, Ian, and all the Turner family; and to Jackie’s wife, Michelle, whom she married last year.

New online kit store is live!

2025 sees an exciting new partnership with Masuri to provide our senior kit. The 1st XI and Ladies will play in stylish sky blue shirts, and all the kit features our new club sponsor, UTP.

The juniors will remain with Kukri for 2025; assuming all goes well, they will then transition to Masuri kit in 2026.

The online kit store is now open!

The kit allows for personalisation (for a small surcharge) with name and number on the back and initials on the front. Check on the Playing kit page where we are maintaining a list of assigned squad numbers – please contact us to claim your number before ordering kit!

Winter Indoor Net Training 2025

Indoor training for all age groups in Hambledon Cricket Club starts on Sunday 12 January, at Crookhorn College, Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville PO7 5UD.

All are welcome, and new players too!

Schedule

Women and girls softball
Boys and girls Under 9 (Years 3 & 4), Under 11 (Years 5 & 6), Under 13 (Years 7 & 8)

Will train in their age groups:
Sundays on Jan 12 & 26, Feb 16, Mar 2 & 16
12.30pm to 2.00pm

Adults (men and women hardball)
Boys and girls Under 15 (Years 9 & 10)

Will train in their age groups:
Sundays on Jan 12 & 26, Feb 16, Mar 2 & 16
2.00pm to 3.30pm

Arrangements

Boys will play softball cricket at Under 9, and hardball cricket from Under 11 upwards. Girls will play softball from Under 9 and can choose to play softball or hardball from Under 11 upwards.

U11, U13, U15 - Please make sure you bring all of your hardball cricket equipment to each session as you would to outdoor training: Bat, pads, gloves, box, helmet and correct sized cricket ball to bowl with. Whites are optional for indoor training. Please note trainers must have a non-marking sole and preferably not black.

U15s & Seniors are training at the same time. However, U15 training will be undertaken separately. Those U15s who are seeking to play senior cricket this summer are welcome to join the seniors in the nets.

Costs

  • Seniors will pay £5 per player per session. Pay on the day. PLEASE BRING CASH.
  • Under 9s to Under 15s will pay £4 per player per session. Pay on the day. PLEASE BRING CASH.

To allow us to plan sessions please let the Youth Co-ordinator, Ian Pratt, know on i.t.pratt@uwclub.net in the week before if Under 9s to Under 15s intend to come along to a session.

Hampshire Cricket League structure for 2025

The divisions have been drawn up for the re-vamped Hampshire Cricket League for 2025. The new structure sees 10 teams per division, with each team playing all the others home and away.

Below are the divisions that Hambledon will be playing in:

2nd XI: Division 4D

  • Compton & Chandler’s Ford 2
  • Hambledon 2
  • Liphook & Ripsley 2
  • Trojans 2
  • Bishop’s Waltham 2
  • Froxfield 1
  • Fair Oak 3
  • Ropley 1
  • Medstead
  • Rowledge 3

3rd XI: Division 5J

  • Kerala 3
  • Compton
  • Hambledon 3
  • Clanfield 1
  • Petersfield 2
  • Waterlooville 3
  • Portsmouth 4
  • Steep 2
  • Bedhampton 2
  • United Services

4th XI: Division 6F

  • Froxfield 2
  • Bishop’s Waltham 3
  • Locks Heath 4
  • Sarisbury 5
  • Petersfield 3
  • Tichborne Park 2
  • Burridge 5
  • Hambledon 4
  • Clanfield 2
  • Purbrook 3

Next home fixture

Sunday 13 April, 12:30pm

Friendly v Hayling Island

Ridge Meadow

Main club sponsor

Upcoming fixtures

Sun 13 Apr

Friendly v Hayling Island

Home,

Sat 19 Apr

Friendly v Calmore Sports

Home,

Sun 20 Apr

Friendly v Petersfield CC

Home,

Sat 26 Apr

Friendly v Sparsholt CC

Home,

Friendly v Portchester CC

Away,

Latest results

Sun 22 Sep
Sat 21 Sep
Sun 15 Sep
Sat 14 Sep

1st XI: SPL Div 1

Team P Ave
Hambledon 18 19.67
Fair Oak 18 14.62
Portsmouth & Southsea 18 14.47
Langley Manor 18 14.31
New Milton 18 12.93
Sway 18 12.73
Liphook & Ripsley 18 11.38
Hartley Wintney 18 10.07
Gosport Borough 18 9.50
St Cross Symondians 2 18 8.73

Calendar

Thu 15 May

Committee meeting

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