PICTURES: Aldwick Cricket Club blaze

Speaking about the fire Lara Johnson, one of the ladies’ team players, said: “I can’t explain how gutted we are at Aldwick Cricket Club this morning.

“On the week we start winter training, about to launch a Kids Easter Cricket Camp and a really exciting new season about to start - our clubhouse, where most of us learnt to play cricket as kids, has burnt to the ground.

“It is completely gone along with signed shirts given to the club, gifts from touring teams, numerous photos and some great newspaper articles, our furniture, kitchen appliances, our training kit... everything,” she added. “We will have to pull together like we always do but we might need some help this time.”

Chairman Jim Smith stated the club had been playing there ‘for 17 seasons’ and that he believed the hut had been there for more than 50 years.

Firefighters were also called to an ice-cream kiosk in Hotham Park this morning due to a deliberate fire, police have stated they are not currently linking the two incidents.

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