Shenfield Cricket Club

Established 1921

Members of the Shepherd Neame Essex League(The ECB accredited Premier League of Essex)

Members of the Essex Sunday League

Affiliated to the Club Cricket Conference

Scoreboxes, Old and New

On 11th January 2007, gale-force winds wrecked the scorebox.

The first picture below is how the scorebox looked last season (with Andy Hayes).

Scorebox last season
Scorebox tilting badly
Scorebox tilting badly
Scorebox dismantled
Scorebox pieces stacked
Spring 2007. Work started on the new scorebox.

Here's how it progressed, from the base being laid, right through to the electronic scoreboard being fitted. In the final photo of the following batch, Michael Wright, official scorer, has taken up residence.

Base laid
Framework started
More framework
Roof struts now in place
The roof is on
The front panel is on
The back is on
Front panel being cut out
Front panels on and painted
Electronic scoreboard fitted
Security shutter fitted
Electronic scoreboard fitted
26th May 2007. Official Opening.

Dudley Payne, Deputy Mayor of Brentwood, presented to the club, on behalf of the Jack Petchey Foundation, a cheque for £5,211, being a grant towards the cost of the new scorebox. Mr Payne then declared the scorebox officially open.

Deputy Mayor presents cheque
Group photo with Deputy Mayor
Group photo with Deputy Mayor
Just the scorebox
Alf West

In the first photo, Alf stands by the new scoreboard. The second photo shows Alf seventy years before, in front of an old Shenfield scoreboard. He is fourth from the left, sitting with his arms crossed.

Alf West in front of scorebox
Alf West in front of very old scorebox