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Hampshire Cricket has a very proud and rich heritage stretching back over a few hundred years, to at least the days of John Nyren at Hambledon in the late 18th Century. In the modern era at the end of the 20th Century, Dave Allen and Neil Jenkinson were instrumental in creating Hampshire Cricket Heritage as it now looks today. They have been supported by many others, as the Club moved to the current ground at the start of the 21st Century, including Richard Binns, Bob Murrell, Stephen Saunders, Terry Crump, Richard Griffiths and David Ackland.
Hampshire Cricket Heritage Ltd was formed in 2019 to maintain and exhibit a collection of artefacts, ephemera and memorabilia (The ‘Archive’) relating to all aspects of cricket played in and by Hampshire. Hampshire Cricket Heritage Ltd has a long-term purpose and holds the Archive in trust for the benefit of the public. The Archive has altruistic objectives: it is for the benefit, enjoyment and engagement of all members of society for study and research, and to generally promote an enjoyment and understanding of cricket and its social, cultural and community impacts.The Archive managed by Hampshire Cricket Heritage Ltd is very rich in historic material relating to people, places and events from the origins of cricket in Hampshire to the present day.
Hampshire Cricket Heritage is established as a limited by guarantee company with no shareholders and with no Directors benefiting from any profitable trading revenue. HCH has the intention of managing an archive of Hampshire cricket history and delivering educational, social and community benefits, specifically by working in partnership with entities and organisations to protect, maintain, purchase and display artefacts, ephemera and memorabilia. HCH also explores funding opportunities and applications as necessary to meet its aims and objectives. Hampshire Cricket Heritage Ltd. will seek, when necessary, to procure grants independently or in association with third parties in order to maximise the aims and objectives of Hampshire Cricket Heritage Ltd.
Since 2019, John Winter, Glen Williams and Ray Stubbington have joined Dave Allen, Richard Griffiths and David Ackland to form the current team, now striving to help HCH achieve its stated aims. We receive great support from the club through Stephen Exley, Greig Stewart, Rob Pfeiffer and all the shop staff to name but a few. We here at HCH are a committed group of volunteers, very conscious that we are all temporary custodians, helping to shape the next phase of a proud and professional organisation, which is dedicated to preserving a meaningful and enduring legacy that truly honours the rich heritage of Hampshire Cricket.