On this site cricket was played for 100 years. In an age of slow transport and simpler needs, recreation areas such as this were a vital part of the local social structure. Boy met girl, farmers talked shop, isolated farm women gathered for much appreciated conversation and gossip. News was spread, kids ran wild.
Visiting cricket teams from surrounding areas played the locals with all the vigour and drama of a test match, often in hob nailed boots. Life was good. The final game, the end of an era and way of life, was played in 1966. The last pitch of many, still exists near the centre of the Great Maze at Tasmazia.
A record innings still holds; 99 rabbits trapped during a game in progress. |