The Bat & Ball Inn is a historic eighteenth-century pub near Clanfield, Hampshire, England.
History The pub is situated opposite the Broadhalfpenny Down cricket ground, the original home of the Hambledon Club. Richard Nyren, a landlord of the inn from 1762 to 1772, was the Hambledon Club's team captain. Nyren was succeeded as landlord by William Barber, another well-known Hambledon cricketer, who held the licence until 1784.Underdown, p.115.Ashley-Cooper, p.169.
The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath passes the pub.
The pub is currently owned by Fuller's and is a former George Gale and Co Ltd pub. The pub has been Grade II listed since 1954.
References
Bibliography F S Ashley-Cooper, The Hambledon Cricket Chronicle, Herbert Jenkins, 1924 David Underdown, Start of Play, Allen Lane, 2000