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The Hambledon Club was essentially social and, as it was multi-functional, not really a cricket club as such. Rather it is seen as an organiser of matches. Arguments have taken place among historians about whether its teams should be termed [[Hampshire county cricket teams|Hampshire]] or Hambledon. A study of the sources indicates that the nomenclature changed frequently and both terms were applicable.<ref name=GDC>Mote.</ref>

On 24 June 1772, a [[Hampshire county cricket teams|Hampshire XI]] won by 53 runs against an [[Non-international England cricket teams|England XI]] at [[Broadhalfpenny Down]] in [[Hambledon, Hampshire|Hambledon]]. This is recognised by some authorities as cricket's inaugural first-class match and is the first one in ESPN's Cricinfo database.

The subject is complicated by a reference to the Kent ''versus'' Hampshire & Sussex match at [[Guildford Bason]] on 26 and 28 August 1772.<ref name="Buckley1937">{{cite book|last=Buckley|first=George|title=Fresh light on pre-Victorian cricket: a collection of new cricket notices from 1709 to 1837 arranged in chronological order|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YowKLQAACAAJ|access-date=8 May 2011|year=1937|publisher=Cotterell & Co.}}</ref> According to the source, "Hampshire & Sussex" was synonymous with "Hambledon Club". [[Sussex county cricket teams|Sussex]] cricket was not very prominent during the Hambledon period and this could have been because Hambledon operated a team effectively representing two counties. Certainly there were Sussex connections at Hambledon such as [[John Bayton]], [[Richard Nyren]], [[William Barber (cricketer, born 1734)|William Barber]] and [[Noah Mann]].