Presentation Evening 2024
RESCHEDULED! Friday 13 September now sees the presentation evening for Juniors and Adults at Ridge Meadow, starting at 6pm...
“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!
Daniel Oliver, 1974–2024
It is with great sadness that we share news of the sudden death of Daniel Oliver, Hambledon committee member and occasional player, and father to Jonty, at the age of 50.
Daniel loved cricket, and was heavily involved with the sport in Sussex, serving on the board of the County Club for a number of years, more recently becoming vice-chairman. He also previously chaired the Sussex Premier Cricket League.
Our sincere condolences go out to Daniel’s family and friends at this difficult time.
A full obituary can be found on the Sussex Cricket website.
Fantasy League 2024: The Results
The results are in, the numbers have been crunched, and we have a winner – congratulations to Joel Lewis!
Going into the final week with a lead of only 6 points, Joel managed to extend that lead to a comfortable winning margin of 126 points. Second place goes to Simon de Fraine, with Jamie Lockwood rounding out the podium in third place. Prizes will be given out at Friday’s presentation evening...
Just as a bit of fun, here is the best possible team you could have chosen if you’d picked 11 players and stuck with them throughout the season – which would have earned you 7969 points...
| Player | Price | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Behrens | 6 | 1569 |
| Chris Pratt | 5 | 1298 |
| Kevin Wingham | 2 | 765 |
| Joel Lewis | 2 | 725 |
| Lewis Le-Clercq | 2 | 720 |
| Zakariya Chaudhry | 2 | 696 |
| Peter Grennan | 2 | 658 |
| James Restell | 2 | 517 |
| Jamie Lewis | 2 | 503 |
| Toby Wingham | 1 | 357 |
| Attish Das | 1 | 161 |
Fantasy League final week
The final week of the league season is here, and with it the culmination of the 2024 Fantasy League.
While the top 3 teams seem to be in little doubt, the podium order is still up in the air. Joel Lewis currently lies in first place – but only by 6 points from Simon de Fraine. Jamie Lockwood is currently third, 131 points behind, but could still be in the running...
Saturday’s teams have been published, so make sure your team selection is up to date!
1st XI secure Division 2 title and promotion
Congratulations to our 1st XI, who on Saturday secured the SPL Division 2 title – with 2 fixtures still to play – with a comprehensive victory at New Milton.
A great effort from the team to bounce back straight away after the disappointment of relegation last season; Division 1 awaits us in 2025!
Meanwhile, the 2nd XI still have an outside chance of promotion, but it will require a couple of good wins and other results to fall favourably. There are currently too many permutations to work out any specifics...
Justin Behrens: SPL Cricketer of the Week
Justin Behrens has been named by Mike Vimpany as his Southern Premier League Cricketer of the Week after a phenomenal individual performance against Sway on Saturday.
Justin scored 100 out of a formidable Hambledon total of 271-6, and then ripped through the Sway batting lineup with a bowling return of 5–25. Sway were dismissed for just 135.
The win means that the 1st XI will be crowned Division 2 champions if they win at New Milton on Saturday. The exact requirement from the final three fixtures is 3 points to guarantee promotion, and 11 points to secure the division title.
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