Liphook and Ripsley Cricket Club is a cricket club in

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for adults and juniors, and is a member of the

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. The Ripsley House ground is in

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, near the Forest Mere health resort, although

Liphook Liphook is a large village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 4.1 miles (6.6 km) west of Haslemere, bypassed by the A3 road, and lies on the Hampshire/West Sussex/Surrey borders. It is in the civil parish of Brams ...

village is actually in

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. New Zealand and

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wicket keeper

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played for four seasons at the club in the late 1990s.

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is another

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player to represent the club. For the 2014 season, Harry Munt was appointed 1st team captain. He has remained as captain until the present day. The club reached the National Village Cup final in 2018, but were beaten at

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by Folkton and Flixton by 72 runs.

References

External links

Official website
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