Wilburton Parish Council received a grant from the Thalia WB Community Fund (part of the Landfill Communities Fund) to install a two-bay cricket net practice facility on The Rec, the village recreation ground.
Prior to the grant, cricket in Wilburton was thriving. The village club had grown from struggling to field eleven players to running three adult teams and a colts section of around 30 children aged 7 to 13.
But practice facilities had not kept pace with this growth. When surveyed, 95% of the local community felt that the existing nets were not only not fit for purpose but were actively dangerous.
