Larne Cricket Club training equipment

Hi folks,

We at Larne Cricket Club are currently trying to raise funds for some training equipment. With the club on the up again and the local schools reconnecting with cricket, there has been a growth in the number of players attending training and playing matches.

Back about 10-12 years ago LCC would have fielded 5 teams on a Saturday & Sunday with ease, at the time there was talk of operating a 6th team. As well to this there were 3 junior teams, U13, U15 & U17. During this period training sessions would consist of multiple nets on running simultaneously, one with a bowling machine and another with active bowlers. On top of this there would also be fielding training. However, the club then went into a period of decline and in the last couple of years, we have been fielding only a 1's team.

In the current season, we have seen a period of growth with old faces returning, and new rising stars joining. We are fielding 2 teams and are hoping to enter a mid-week team in the upcoming season. Further to that, we would like to operate junior training for new players to pick up the sport of cricket and help grow the club back to former glory. Unfortunetly one of the biggest setbacks we have is with funding. Recently our bowling machine that has served us for over a decade has brokwn down beyond repair and we have been unable to source any help from the manufacturer. This leaves us in a spot where have to shell out for a new machine. The majority of the money we seek to raise is for the machine and the rest will go towards new training equipment to aid the club and its members.

Regular training takes placed on Tuesday and Thursday nights between 6pm-8pm, everybody at any level is very welcome to come down a join in the sessions.