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Cricket Society raises bat after unbeaten half century

Simon Hughes

10.09.25, 09:23 Updated 10.09.25, 10:27

Rich Edwards

Rich Edwards

Few institutions can boast of having hosted a guest list of speakers that includes John Arlott, Barry Richards, David Gower, Malcolm Marshall, Graham Gooch, Mark Nicholas, Jeff Thomson and Henry Olonga.

And trust me, that's a seriously abridged rollcall.

The Hampshire Cricket Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary early in 2026, having begun life as an informal discussion back in the summer of 1975.

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Rich Edwards

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.

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