Historic Hambledon, known as the cradle of cricket, embraced NatWest CricketForce 2008 and reaped the benefit as their new clubhouse rose from the ashes of its fire-wrecked predecessor.

Chairman David Mills told ECBtv how their CricketForce weekend have helped them achieve so much around the ground. And England cricketers Dimitri Mascarenhas and Ebony Rainford-Brent pitched in to lend a hand with the proceeedings