Cricket club bidding to save itself from extinction by selling land for luxury houses

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Cricket club bidding to save itself from extinction by selling land for luxury houses
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But Sport England object to the plan over loss of playing field space

A cricket club is set to sell off two chunks of land so that five up-market houses can be built and put cash into the kitty to save it from extinction. The committee of Standish Cricket Club in Wigan then wants to use the cash raised to replace its dilapidated pavilion which was badly damaged in a flood in 2021 caused by a burst pipe. They also want to renew their practice facilities and upgrade the existing car park.

Chef immediately arrested after landing at Manchester Airport A statement on the 146-year-old club’s website says: “For some time the committee/trustees have been concerned that the club’s facilities were falling into an increased state of disrepair and were considerably inferior to neighbouring cricket club’s many of whom have benefited from considerable grant-aid assistance.

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