Cannock cricket club is burgled
Intruders smashed their way into a leading Staffordshire cricket Club and stole almost £20,000 worth of ground maintenance equipment.
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Burglars forced open lock-ups at Cannock Cricket and Hockey Club, which gave star Kevin Pietersen his start in the English game, at the weekend.
Their haul included a tractor and trailer, sit-on rotary pitch cleaner, floodlight-lowering gear and a rotary mower.
Club bosses have been left shocked and distraught by the raid which was discovered on Sunday morning by an assistant groundsman.
Club chairman Graham Machin said: "This is a devastating blow for us. The loss of grounds equipment that is used every day, particularly the tractor, is going to be very hard for us over the next few months."
