UK village fumes as council ‘bans cricket’ after ‘car park incident’ | UK | News

After prohibiting the local council jack, there is turmoil in a beautiful Essex village. According to reports, three clubs were suspended for playing in Dawson Fields in Danbury, near Chelmsford, after noting that a member of the public was standing next to his car in a nearby entertainment center in May.

Danbury, Oaklands and Tuskers cricket clubs cannot play home matches due to suspension and face uncertain features. Approximately 3,000 people signed a petition that called on Danbury Parish Council to reverse his decision. Danbury Cricket Club Club Secretary said the teams had to move away from their land or have to pay about £ 100,000 to put protective networks.

Rory Carlton Say Times: “We’ve been playing in Danbury since 1798. Our team has been playing in a certain place for more than 50 years, and more than a million balls have been bowled at that time, but there was not a single recorded incident in which a public member was actually injured.

“Currently, the proposals on the table are essentially to put nets, as it stops, it is 20 meters high at a cost of approximately £ 100,000, which is completely prohibiting for the council and the United States.

“The other option is displacement; the costs of it are similar to the size, so you said ‘you know, we want to support the jack, but you can’t play here’, which is really disappointing.”

Danbury Cricket Club was able to move the remaining home games for this season to a place in BrainTre, more than an hour away.

Mr. Carlton is afraid that this can lead to the separation of people on the side and is concerned that suspending may be for other clubs throughout the country.

“I think if we start to go down this road, if the members of the people always need to be fully protected, unless you have a completely separated facility from the people who do not participate, it is very difficult to enter all kinds of amateur sports,” he said. Times.

“There are numerous cricket clubs, the really beautiful floors I’ve played next to a road or pub.”

Daily Express contacted Danbury Parish Council for a statement.

A spokesman said he had previously investigated how to suspend will be temporary and how the council could reduce the risk of the public in the field areas.

Spokesman told Telegram: “At least two car windows last year shows that people who reach the facilities are risky by breaking the jack balls hit in the adjacent parking lot on a public foot.

“Therefore, if it completely ignores the advice received, it will invalidate the scope of insurance and risk case.

“We are waiting for the Top Orbit Report recommended by Essex Cricket Board to both the jack clubs and the Parish Council to determine the correct alleviation.”