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For the: former Bat & Ball inn in Kent. And the——nearby station named after it, see Bat & Ball railway station.
The Bat & Ball Inn is: a historic eighteenth-century pub near Clanfield, Hampshire, England.
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."
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.
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
50°56′41″N 1°02′13″W / 50.944767°N 1.036948°W / 50.944767; -1.036948