Our club was formed in 1771, making us one of the oldest in the country, and we have been playing on Broadwater Green since then, in fact, in the mid 1800s, the pitch was deemed to be one of the best in the country.

We have ECB Club Mark status, run three Senior teams and a Junior section, which is open to all. At present, our first team are playing in the third tier of the Sussex Cricket League, the highest level in the Club’s history. Unfortunately, our pavilion, built around 1962, is in desperate need of renovation and we are looking to raise money for this.

We do not yet have a set of drawings and, therefore, a cost, but this is in hand and we have been given a reasonably accurate rebuild figure of £600,000 and we need to raise half of this. The new building would be on the site of the present pavilion, in the south-east corner of Broadwater Green, which has Village Green status, and is on the A24, the main gateway into Worthing from the North and West.

It would consist of a two storey building and would have storage, changing-rooms and public toilets at ground level and a public area with a kitchen, toilets and a viewing area on the second floor. The local council have intimated that there would not be a planning problem and have promised to help as much as possible.

When the pavilion is not being used by us, i.e. weekdays and wintertime, being a Community facility, it would be available for use by local churches, clubs and other groups. We also anticipate a new building would encourage local children to join our thriving Colts section and help with youth sport in the local area.