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century and having been in the league since it began in 1934, could also consider giving up their ground or looking to raise significant funding in order to secure their future. Stillingfleet were only able to complete fifty percent of their league fixtures in 2012 - either because of rain on the day of the match or because wet weather in the run up to the game made the ground unplayable. “With the club suffering slowly dwindling squad numbers, the cost of keeping going is beginning to prove extremely difficult,” said club secretary and team stalwart Chris Woodfine. “We currently pay more than £1,000 to insure players, supporters and passing third parties against injury and damage, and also to insure the timber pavilion and ground maintenance machinery,” he outlined. “The club own two wicket mowers, an outfield mower and a wicket roller that annually cost nearly £500 to fuel, service and maintain. The club must pay more than £100 annually for cricket balls and other cricket equipment.” “Each season, the club uses in excess of £300 of grass seed, fertiliser, worm killer, dressing, loam and top soil in the preparation of their cricket wickets. The club also pay ECB affiliation and league fees of approximately £250 per annum.” “The annual cost of keeping the club on the pitch amounts to more than £2,150 before additional incidental
costs.” Woodfine added that the club used to generate at least £1,000 a year from an advertising board on the ground visible on the Stillingfleet to Naburn road, but the recession had seen that figure slashed by three-quarters. “The club's only other source of income is the players themselves who pay match subs of £10 for an adult and £5 for a junior,” he added. “After paying the scorer and Maureen, the league’s best tea lady, this results in an average profit of £65 for an away game and £95 for a home game.” “A full season of fixtures would generate at least £1,600 from the club’s players. However, in 2012, with rain affected fixtures, it generated only £865.” “The result of the above factors is that, in the 2012 season, the club had a financial shortfall of approximately £1,000, which has been personally financed by one of the players.” A recent meeting of the squad talked about the financial problems, the player shortage and the time involved in maintaining the ground. Woodfine said the options of folding the club, giving up the ground and becoming a nomadic team to reduce overhead costs, or raising significant new funding were now on the table, with the future of the club to be decided over the next few months.
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