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Hambledon Heroes and the Old Time Long Ago Cricket
Extracts from John Nyren’s The Cricketers’ Guide recount Hambledon’s greats Browne Harris Beldham and Mann. The story recalls underarm bowling, Lord’s wagers, and Noah Mann’s gypsy horse routine on Hampshire Downs with Broad Halfpenny Down and the Bat and Ball inn.
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Broad Halfpenny Down
Hampshire
Eng
Hambledon
Hampshire Downs
Thomas Lord
Marylebone
London
all-England
Browne
Drighton
Tollystops
David Harris
Oldham
Silver Billy" Beldham
Farnham
John Nyrem
Silver Billy
Beldham
Noah Mann
Noah
Nosh Mann
Lord's
Stonewaller
Tom Walker
John Nyren
Beldhams
Manns
Walker
Tom
Hambledone
Frederick Beauclerk
Cricketers’ Guide