Wadworth Cricket Club are a voluntarily run organisation at the heart of Wadworth village and over the last two years we have tried to become an integral part of the village and community by running charity events and by welcoming spectators to home games.
We have made great strides as a club in this time on the field and it is now that we begin to improve our facilities to ensure that we can provide opportunities for the local residents and the people of Doncaster.
Our project is to install an artificial wicket at the ground that will enable the increased participation in cricket and sports and exercise wellbeing.
The installation of a non turf synthetic wicket will mean that training and matches can take place more regularly and safely at the club. The introduction of midweek T20 cricket at the ground will further increase the opportunity to represent the club whilst taking part in sports and exercise.
The very nature of the installation means that play and training are both possible even after inclement weather when a traditional wicket would not be fit for use. This again adds to opportunities for leisure and wellbeing.
The wicket will also enable us to introduce a softball women's cricket team at Wadworth CC and in the near future we hope to introduce childrens coaching through the ECB all stars programme.
We also have environmental benefits arising from the installation of the artificial wicket with the fact that the surface needs no maintenance or upkeep. There is no requirement to cut or roll the surface as with a normal grass wicket and this means that no emmisions are created from the use of machinery such as mowers or rollers and we also have zero environmental waste from grass cuttings.
