Stephen McPartland, Member of Parliament for Stevenage, was invited to join in Datchworth Cricket Club youth section's last session of the season. Stephen handed out awards to all those who have played during the season as well as individual awards for those making particular contributions and progress.

The youth section at the club has increased over the past few years and currently has around 80 members. The club is looking to develop the players more through new cricket nets providing a fully enclosed triple lane facility at a cost of around £50,000.

Stephen said "It was a new experience for me as I have never played cricket before, but I think they went a little easy on me as I scored three runs off two balls. I was very impressed with the large numbers of youths and volunteers involved at the club and I am always proud of the community spirit we have locally."

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