On Sunday 8th June, Sky Sports News visited Hambledon to try and establish whether the 'spirit of cricket' was still alive. Jim Cockin from the channel interviewed various club members to get insights into sledging, whether a batsman should walk and whether the spirit of the game is changing. Amongst those interviewed included 1st XI player and Level 2 coach Dan Hewitt, Hon. Sec. Chris de Mellow and U9B Manager and Coach David Brown. All were excellent - especially considering all the interviews went out live! The channel reported high levels of feedback from their audience following the interviews - they are clearly a very thought-provoking bunch!
A selection of photos from the morning can be found below - we have also been promised an audio file of all the interviews.
Dan Hewitt goes live at 12 o'clock
Topics covered included the differences between Australian sledging and the English version!
The media offers soon started to flood through!
Club Secretary Chris discusses the new Code of Conduct
More searching questions...
The official 'fanclub'
Dan is interviewed for a pre-recorded piece which ran all day on Sky Sports News
Cameraman gets some action shots for the channel
The Sky Sports team make the most of our fabulous location
David Brown struggles to keep his back to the U11 district game behind him!
David explains how important is it for our colts to be coached to play the game in the way it was intended.
The U11 South East Hants have their team-talk filmed