Project sees cricket bats swapped for paint brushes

Recently, cricket enthusiasts and players in Yorkshire swapped their bats and gloves for paint brushes and other decorating tools as part of a nationwide initiative to revamp club grounds.

Cleckheaton Cricket Club's facilities were upgraded ahead of their opening first-team league fixture as part of the NatWest CricketForce project, the Bradford Telegraph and Argus reports. The north-east club was not the only one to benefit from the project. Teams in Sussex, Derbyshire and many other places received the same treatment. Indeed, a total of more than 1,850 clubs took part in the annual volunteering event.

Commenting on the efforts of those who participated, Keith Johnstone, who is the groundsman at Cleckheaton, said: "Looking forward to the start of the cricket season, it was great to see people turning out to get the club and playing facilities in order.

"Without the help of NatWest CricketForce and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), clubs like ours would not be able to keep the facilities up to scratch. I would like to thank all our volunteers and supporting members."

The paint brushes and other decorating tools were supplied by local builders merchants ATA Limited of Cleckheaton, who are also sponsors of the club. The Moorend venue was smartened up using the resources.

Cleckheaton Cricket Club has come a long way since its beginnings in 1864, when it was a workman's team known as the Hunsworth Mills Cricket Club. Over the years, its facilities gradually improved. First a wooden hut was erected and this was eventually replaced with a brick pavilion.

Meanwhile, commenting on the event, ECB managing director of cricket partnerships Mike Gatting remarked: "It still amazes me the projects that can be completed when the community gets behind their local club."

A governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, the ECB provides support for the game beyond simply international and first class cricket.

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