Sport
Cricket has been played on the village green since 1780. The principle cricket team is Pirbright Cricket Club which operates a 1st XI squad and Sunday Squad.
Pirbright is also the home of Pirbright Tennis Club which was formed in 1976. Initially playing in Burrow Hill, the club soon moved to its current location on School Lane. Pirbright Tennis Club currently has nearly 400 members and five adult teams, the courts are also used by students from the local schools.
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