A Load of Old Cobblers - Hampshire's Links to the 'Hammer Man' Overseeing the Hundred Auction
11.03.26, 12:52 Updated 16.03.26, 11:32
Rich Edwards
In India, Richard Madley is known as the ‘Hammer Man’- the auctioneer who guided the Indian Premier League through its first cricket fire sale back in 2008.
Here in the UK, he’s widely recognised for his role on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt.
To a former Hampshire stalwart, though, he’s just the bloke who brings his boots into Chippenham to be repaired and then stays behind to talk about cricket.
"I do have a very well-established link with Hampshire," Madley tells The Hawk. "It actually comes through a former Hampshire player, David Turner.
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Rich Edwards is the founder and editor of The Hawk. Rich is a freelance cricket writer and lifelong Hampshire man. He has been published in a host of national publications, including The Times, The Cricketer and The Independent.