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Hambledon's great days ended in the 1780s with a shift in focus from the rural counties of Kent , Sussex and Hampshire to metropolitan London where Lord's was established by the new Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787 . The last meeting was held on 21 September 1796 where the minutes read only that "No Gentlemen were present". The club had a famous round of six toasts: :6. The Queen's mother :5. Her (His) Majesty the Queen (King) :4. The Hambledon Club :3. Cricket :2. The Immortal Memory of Madge :1. The President. The enigmatic "Madge" is generally believed to be a "what", not a "who". Indeed, it is believed to be a common, but crude, contemporary reference to the Vagina . In 1999 some people local to Hambledon restarted the club. An excellent description of the revival and, indeed, the whole history of the Hambledon Club can be read in ''The Glory Days of Cricket'' by Ashley Mote . REFERENCE |
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