HMS Cricket was the name given to a Royal Navy shore establishment on the River Hamble from 1943 to 1946.

[1] Initially it was a "Royal Marine Landing Craft Crew Training Base".

It was established as an independent command with accounts being handled by HMS Shrapnel.

It was decided to close HMS Cricket after the end of the Second World War, a decision taken on 1 March 1946.

Its buildings were used for temporary post-war accommodation for the civilian population of Southampton.