‘Thugs’ burn hole in cricket club’s wicket

A CRICKET club’s new £7,000 all-weather wicket has been damaged by fire in an unexplained incident.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Jul 2013, 21:33 BST
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Club secretary Nick Brown, of Pelham Road, Worthing, said: “We were really annoyed.

“Especially having gone to the effort to have a new pitch laid, and having only played a handful of games on it. It looks bad when opposition sides come here to play on it.”

For the full story, see the Lancing Herald, out Thursday, July 18