A LADIES cricket team has scored a funding boost from a leading housebuilder.

Moreton-in-Marsh Ladies Cricket Team has been awarded £1,000 after being selected by Persimmon Homes Wessex as one of its monthly Community Champions.

The team is in its first year and was formed with the aim of encouraging local women and girls to try a new sport - one which is traditionally male - and improve both their physical fitness and mental wellbeing.

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 Over the summer the club has recruited over 15 members, ranging from 13 to over 60 years’ old, and competes in local league games.

 The funding will be used to purchase club-branded women’s playing and training kit, and new equipment such as bats, helmets, pads and gloves.

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This story was written by Gee Harland. She joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.

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