Chris supports St Albans Cricket Club

A local county councillor is helping St Albans Cricket Club relay the cricket square in Clarence Park this autumn.

County Councillor Chris White (St Albans Central) has allocated £1,000 from his locality budget to the club. 

St Albans Cricket Club has expanded rapidly in recent years, now having four Saturday adult teams, two Sunday teams and a ladies team in training. There are also 14 junior teams, containing around 300 girls and boys.

All these teams need wickets to play on. The square has not been relayed in living memory – the best estimate is 100 years. The existing surface has become uneven and has a big dip in the middle due to the end being repaired over many decades. 

The two end strips are not proper wickets – just grass cut short to increase the capacity of the square. Relaying the whole square will allow more expansion and more people playing cricket.

Cllr White said: “I am happy to contribute county council funds towards the relaying of the cricket square in Clarence Park. The club does fine work for players of both sexes and long may it continue.”

A total of £10,000 is available to each of the 77 members of Hertfordshire County Council to spend on worthwhile community projects in their area.

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