The Hampshire Hogs Cricket Club, founded in 1887, has over 400 members and plays mainly declaration cricket against a variety of opposition, including MCC, I Zingari, Free Foresters and international touring sides.
As well as a full Men’s side, the Hogs also run an Academy (Under 25) and Junior sides.
Almost all of the 50 or so annual fixtures are played at the club’s beautiful ground at Warnford, set in the picturesque Meon Valley, and home to the Hogs since 1966.
1887 A. J. Day, Esq. 1888 F. Ricardo, Esq. 1889 The Earl of Northesk 1890 H. W. Forster, Esq. 1891 R. G. Hargreaves, Esq. 1892 F. E. Lacey, Esq. 1893 Capt. E. G. Wynyard, D.S.O. 1894 J. C. Moberly, Esq. 1895 R. Bencraft, Esq. 1896
A big thank you to Tim Rogers for some extraordinary photographs on President’s Day, capturing some of the great characters and moments. Here are a few more………… ... See MoreSee Less
The South Downs Way, and the glorious countryside around Cheesefoot Head, threw up something special this evening and you didn’t need to be stoned to marvel at it. As Boomtown boomed, and the hordes of Friday night cricketers wound their way home from Warnford, the universe celebrated in style. #privatecellar #flowerpotsinn #MidSummerDay #hurlinghamclub#chelseaartsclub #Chalkstream trout #winetrade #mcc #applegrowers#fortyclub#rathbones... See MoreSee Less
Last Friday saw a large throng of Hogs, and friends of the Hogs, gather in scorching sunshine to enjoy watching two very strong sides on President’s Day. Freddie Kottler and Wilf Lafontaine Jackson led their respective sides which saw three wonderful centuries from Will Denny, and Ben Rogers for the Presidents XI and Wilf himself for the Hogs. It was an enthralling days cricket with no quarter given by either side and the Hogs were left on 250 for 8 chasing the Presidents XI’s 295 for 7. Of the bowlers Olly Knight continued his good run with 2 for 36, and Hugo Bishop’s 3 for 88, for the Hogs. Ben Ladd Gibbon of Somerset bowled tightky as ever at the start of the Hog innings (2 for 34) and Will Parvin (62) and Jack Halstead (43) battled hard before Wilf came in at number 7 and lifted the Hogs from 130 for 5 to the close of play. These were three centuries of the highest quality and one umpire was heard to say he had never seen better batting. #chelseaartsclub#chalkstreamtrout#winetrade #mcc #Emeriti#fortyclub#Cricketsociety#rathbones#hampshirehogscricket#cricket#rathbonesplc #winetrade#chalkstreamtrout#primrosehillcc #privatecellar #privatecellarwine#flowerpotsinn... See MoreSee Less