In the 40's, 50's, 60's the ground was situated in the Twentylands field, to the left when coming into the village along Church Lane. With cows present the outfield was not in the best of condition. The only bonus was that the grass although lengthy did not need cutting.

The square was a different matter. Although there was no electric fence, four wooden posts and wire were taken down before games and then re-erected once the game had finished.

Preparation of the wicket was another challenge. With only three wickets to play on they had to be nurtured to the best of ability to see the season through. The grass was cut with a hand roller and many a smoker puffed and panted on his Park Drive.

To keep the wickets flat and true was a test of character as the players were shattered from giving the grass a hard trim with the mower. At this point Charlie Marshall, the local farmer was called in and his horse was commissioned to pull the roller.

Its not rocket science to know that a heavy roller will iron out the humps and hollows but the problem was when damp, the horses feet started to cut up the wicket. With this in mind two pair of rubber boots were designed for the horse to prevent any further damage to the wicket.

As time went on the horse went on a go slow and the farmer got out the whip to the disgust of the committee. It was entered into the minutes of the next meeting and the farmer was warned of his future conduct.

Whoever said that country folk were slow on the uptake