Wednesday, 3 December 2025

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (10:28): Hampton United Cricket Club recently celebrated their incredible 100-year birthday. Their success is shown through their club’s motto ‘Strength through loyalty’. The club, which began as the Hampton Methodist Cricket Club, met on 10 September 1926 to form a cricket team. Initially, the club was affiliated with the Brighton–Sandringham Cricket Association before moving to the City of Moorabbin Cricket Association, now known as the South East Cricket Association. The club has had a remarkable set of achievements over the century, having won 31 premierships. They are the first club in the association to have won three senior premierships in one season – and have done it three times across three seasons. Congratulations to president David Pearce and the club on the remarkable achievement. It is Hammer time.