Summer Sports - Cricket “
Last year, we managed to buy the mobile covers on credit, which have been a great help and a lot easier for me to roll on and off when the weather is wet rather than dragging on and off flat sheet covers, which I used to do with the tow hitch of my car
“We are one of the oldest cricket clubs in
Cornwall. We lease land from the National Trust and are right next to Lanhydrock House car park.” “A few years ago the club nearly folded but, with new committee members on board, we have gone from strength to strength and 2014 was a splendid year for the club. We have two senior teams who, last season, were in divisions 4 and 6 East in the Cornwall League.” “The first team consists of mostly
youngsters; nearly all in their twenties ... but with a couple of more mature players!” “The first celebration last year was when the club won the Rosevear Cup in July. Then,
only losing one game all season, the first team won the East Cornwall Division 4 league (another cup). The real celebration came when we beat the winners of West Cornwall Division 4. So a triple win for us. So, this year, we are in Division 3 East. We are looking forward to the new season and maybe the 2nd team can earn promotion as well.”
“We also have juniors ranging from six to
fifteen. Some of the older ones have started playing senior matches. They are the future of Lanhydrock Cricket Club. Most of the first team started in the juniors and have stuck with the club.” One senses John has immense pride in
what the club provides for the local community, and there is little doubt that this is what drives him to produce such good wickets and present the ground to such a high standard. “Machinery-wise, we have a Toro
Greensmaster 3200D for cutting the outfield, and an old John Deere 220A for keeping the wicket trimmed, but this machine desperately needs replacing,” he confesses. “We also have a Cub Cadet RH1200 for general tidying up and a scarifier powered by an Intek 206. Another handy gadget, which we had a grant for, is the Super Sopper, which is not used quite so much now we have mobile covers! And a very old roller,
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