Summer Sports - Cricket


Once the terms of the lease with the National Trust had been agreed, all of us in the Armadillos took on the new pitch project with relish. Sheffield Park is now very much our home


Manual levelling of the installed surface


almost due north‐south. The square back in the WG Grace days ran in a more east‐west direction.”


The area beyond the boundary ‐ what Andy Jesson refers to as the outfield outfield ‐ had remained largely wooded. This was thinned by the National Trust, and the ground levelled to create delightful surrounds, which Andy and his team continue to maintain. The club also commissioned a new oak‐ framed pavilion, carefully aimed at being a haven for welcome wildlife guests like barn owls and bats. The National Trust had mains


water installed for this and the watering of the square.


“Once the terms of the lease with the Trust had been agreed, all of us in the Armadillos took on the new pitch project with relish. Sheffield Park is now very much our home.” Among Peter Wigan’s local friends was none other than the late Christopher Martin‐ Jenkins, who was one of the original patrons of the Armadillos.


“Christopher came to the ground and took an interest in how the club was carrying out its refurbishment,” said Peter. “We also had


valuable input from Sussex County Cricket Club along the way.”


The club’s initial ten year lease has just been renewed with the National Trust for another ten, with a further ten year option. It’s very much an ongoing project and Armadillos cricket is getting to be a permanent and welcome feature of Sheffield Park life. National Trust visitors are free to see it and feel the history, and watch the Armadillos if a game is on.


As for the routine upkeep of the renovated ground since the Armadillos took up


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