John Barclay, former Sussex County Cricket captain, a former President of MCC and currently the President of Sussex County Cricket Club, will be at Winchester College New Hall, College Street, SO23 9NG this Sunday afternoon (September 11) to speak about the invention of cricket and its shared history with the College.
The event is open to all cricket enthusiasts, but pre-booking is recommended, see below.
This year, of course, is the 250th anniversary of the first recognised first-class cricket match, played at Broadhalfpenny Down, Hambledon, in June 1772.
Cricket was played at the College from the days of the earliest records, and over the years it has produced a number of Test Match players and others of note.
The ground at Broadhalfpenny Down is strongly associated with the College, not only because of its situation on lands formerly owned by William of Wykeham, but, after 125 years of disuse as a cricket ground, it was bought by the College in 1924 so as to restore it for cricket, and to preserve its heritage for the nation. Further, the College, in 1992, took steps to ensure that a charity, the Broadhalfpenny Preservation Trust, should be founded for this purpose.
John Barclay, a most distinguished speaker, made his debut for Sussex in 1970 at the age of 16 whilst still a schoolboy at Eton. He retired from playing first-class cricket in 1986 having scored 9,677 runs and having taken 324 wickets, including those of Ian Botham and Vivian Richards.
John is a former President of the English Schools Cricket Association (ESCA), he was Director of the Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation from 1986 to 2020, and he happens, also, to be a Patron of the Broadhalfpenny Preservation Trust.
Please use this link to book your place: Heritage Open Days - "Winchester College, the Origins of Cricket and its Development" , John Barclay at Winchester College New Hall event tickets from TicketSource
The event is open to all cricket enthusiasts, but pre-booking is recommended, see below.
This year, of course, is the 250th anniversary of the first recognised first-class cricket match, played at Broadhalfpenny Down, Hambledon, in June 1772.
Cricket was played at the College from the days of the earliest records, and over the years it has produced a number of Test Match players and others of note.
The ground at Broadhalfpenny Down is strongly associated with the College, not only because of its situation on lands formerly owned by William of Wykeham, but, after 125 years of disuse as a cricket ground, it was bought by the College in 1924 so as to restore it for cricket, and to preserve its heritage for the nation. Further, the College, in 1992, took steps to ensure that a charity, the Broadhalfpenny Preservation Trust, should be founded for this purpose.
John Barclay, a most distinguished speaker, made his debut for Sussex in 1970 at the age of 16 whilst still a schoolboy at Eton. He retired from playing first-class cricket in 1986 having scored 9,677 runs and having taken 324 wickets, including those of Ian Botham and Vivian Richards.
John is a former President of the English Schools Cricket Association (ESCA), he was Director of the Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation from 1986 to 2020, and he happens, also, to be a Patron of the Broadhalfpenny Preservation Trust.
Please use this link to book your place: Heritage Open Days - "Winchester College, the Origins of Cricket and its Development" , John Barclay at Winchester College New Hall event tickets from TicketSource
