Photo: FileA Christchurch cricket club has won approval for a new 20-year ground lease - covering 518 sq m - to install replacement practice nets in Elmwood Park. The Waimāero/Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board approved the lease to Old Boys Collegians Cricket Club following a recommendation from Christchurch City Council staff. Photo: SuppliedBoard chairman David Cartwright said the ground lease meets the needs of the club. "The proposal they’ve come back with, for soft nets that can be fully removed during the off-season, helps address these concerns.”He adds that Elmwood Park has had “a long association with cricket”. "The cricket club is an important focal point for the local community, with 92 per cent of the club’s junior members living within a five- kilometre radius of Elmwood Park,” Cartwright said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 17, 2020 23:15 UTC