Welcome to the Armadillos CC at Sheffield Park

Welcome to the Armadillos CC, a wandering club that found itself a home; and not just any old home. Sheffield Park has a cricketing history which is the envy of many. To discover more about its rich past, click on the Sheffield Park’s History tab. The ground has been the base for the Armadillos since 2009, and provides a wonderful setting for a club whose ethos remains steeped in the traditions of wandering cricket.

We offer a mix of friendly fixtures to encourage players of all standards to feel at home as members of the club, and we always aim to play competitively but in the best spirit of cricket.

We ensure our opponents enjoy a warm welcome, with the intent that they will leave our beautiful ground at the end of the day fulfilled and longing to return.

 

Sheffield Park Gardens and Armadillos Cricket Club

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Courtesy of Jimmy Noble

News

Further to the renovation works undertaken in Sep-20 on the back of the wipe-out season, the 2021 season at Sheffield Park saw a material improvement in the drainage and overall quality of the outfield.  Heavy morning downpours that would previously have caused fixtures to be abandoned due to standing water disappeared beneath the lush and strong-growing grass.

To continue the momentum, in Sep-21 the Club invested a further considerable sum to repeat the renovation works including soil de-compaction, shockwave treatment, verti-draining, levelling, and the spreading of a further 100 tonnes of sand / loam mix.  Once the grass has started growing again in Spring-22, we will also conduct another programme of weed-spraying, fertiilising and further seed-dressing.

Fund-Raising

Growing maintenance costs, inflationary pressures and the loss of revenue from key hire fixtures in recent years means that the Club’s finances are the subject of intense scrutiny.

We estimate we need to raise £30,000 to secure the club’s future and put it on a stable financial footing for the next five years. We are therefore seeking donations great and small and are pleased to offer the following bands for those willing to generously support the club:

• £1,000 will make you a Patron of Armadillos CC, with your name recorded on a new Patron’s board in the Pavilion and on the website
• £500 will make you a Guardian of the Armadillos, with your name added to Donor’s board in the Pavilion
• £250 will make you a Sponsor of the Armadillos, for which you will receive a much-sought after Armadillos tie or pair of socks

We will also be hosting a number of fundraising events next year. Please hold the evening of Saturday 30-April-22 in your diaries – more details to follow. Additionally, there is the opportunity to be associated with specific items, with naming rights for equipment and other fixtures & fittings also on offer.

Membership Subscriptions are the lifeblood of the club, without which we are unable to function. Please do sign up and pay your subs.

2022 Season

The Ground Opening morning is set for 10.00am on Sunday 08 May when Members and friends are asked to come along to prepare the ground in readiness for the season.

This season our fixtures begin on Sunday 15th May and the full fixture list can be seen under the 2022 Fixtures tab.

Damage to the outfield caused by poor drainage (May-2020)

Courtesy of Juraj Hrk

 

MCC coaching manual (Exhibit A)