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‘Not Out’? You should be!

24 August 2009. The boys did it!
The urn is back in its rightful hands, the Aussies return home desolate, and Straussy and the chaps are no doubt still celebrating. But what to do now the test grounds are empty - the barmy army is taking some well earned R&R and the party feels over?

Take Winchester’s cricket pilgrimage.

Bat & Ball marks Historic Aboriginal

24 June 2009
Recent headlines have put the spotlight on an indigenous Australian cricket tour of 1868 that marked the lifting of previous restrictions on Aboriginal travel. The celebrated cricketers visited the Bat & Ball Inn in Hambledon as part of their itinerary – and by coincidence this weekend saw the launch of Hampshire’s own cricket trail with the same institution at its heart.

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