Village Voice AUGSEPT 22

BARNES LANE REC
Girls Cricket
Barnes Lane Recreation Ground and the
Chris Walford Pavilion provide a much
needed facility to hundreds of Milford
residents both young and old alike.
It is a true “golden” asset within our
community with a wealth of activities
haven taken place at the recreation
ground over many years. Like all major
assets the cost of upkeeping such a
facility is often substantial, but the Parish
Council continue to ensure funds are
available to make sure the facility
remains in good condition and usable by
everyone. Additional funds and grants
have also been obtained by other groups
including the Football Club, Men’s and
Girls Cricket Teams, NFDC, Hampshire FA,
Sport England, Sponsors and Private
Donations, all of which have helped keep
Barnes Lane Rec a thriving hub of activity.
Recent improvements
include; A new artificial
cricket wicket, new
cricket practice nets
and runway,
resurfacing of the car
park entrance, new fencing, additional
machinery, safety doors to the pavilion,
clearing of vegetation encroachment,
verti-draining and improvements to the
playing surface.
In addition to all of this and as reported
in the last edition, there are plans to
undertake major internal renovations to
the Chris Walford Pavilion which will
mean that all the modern day
requirements for such a building will fully
comply with the standards expected.
Georgia Barber, Pippa Mellor, Millie Bence, Maisie
Barber, Kayla Phillips. Ellie Lane, Daisy Wills, Evie
Hayward, Clover Dunn, Ellie Courts
Milford Girls Cricket Club continued its
extraordinary month of sporting
achievements by winning the Girls
Dynamos Cricket Hampshire County
Final at the Ageas Bowl on Tuesday
28th June. Having won the New Forest
qualifying event a few weeks earlier, a
squad of 10 Milford girls travelled to
the Ageas to play off against eight
other regional winning teams from
across Hampshire.
The Milford girls were absolutely
unstoppable and showcased quite
outstanding skills and cricket. The girls
hit a huge 567 runs, and only conceded
a total of 104 over the four matches
they played. They took 32 wickets
during the day – 12 run-outs, 15
bowled and 5 caught and only lost four
wickets.
Boundaries and sixes flowed with all
the girls contributing and the direct hit
run-outs were breath-taking to watch.
Even the Ageas Bowl coaches/
personnel were awestruck!
After a final match in which they took a
staggering 10 wickets Milford were
crowned Hampshire Champions.
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