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Pannal cricket club unveils new nets after £20,000 fundraiser

Pannal Cricket Club has unveiled brand new nets after raising nearly £20,000 through a Crowdfunding campaign.

The club was also able to secure funding from sponsors and the UCB to secure the nets at a cost of around £50,000.

A grand opening event was held this evening (Friday), with the first ball bowled by 16-year-old Matt Furbank - an ex-junior who is now put of the Yorkshire academy.

The event was attended by around 150 people.

Andy Herridge, Co-Chair of Pannal Cricket Club, said:

“The new nets have been a couple of years in the making.

"We were desperately in need of them - our old nets were damaged during the strong winds last Winter.”

The nets at Pannal Cricket Club before.

Pannal CC have been playing cricket in and around the village of Pannal since 1874.

Andy added:

“Everyone has pulled together. The club is absolutely amazing. 

“We have some amazing volunteers at the club, which is completely volunteer-lead. The members and sponsors have all been fantastic.”

Pannal Cricket Club has around 300 members across its junior and senior teams.

But it costs around £25,000 per year to keep the club running. 

To find out more about Pannal Cricket Club, follow them on Facebook here.

LISTEN: Your Harrogate's Pete Egerton spoke to Andy Herridge, Co-Chair of Pannal Cricket Club:

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