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Cricket pitches damaged in 'joyriding' incident

Cameron WeldonSouth West
St Austell Cricket Club A silver Fiat Punto car left damaged and abandoned in a woodland area. The car is missing its rear bumper and number plate and is amongst trees and branches. St Austell Cricket Club
Devon and Cornwall Police said a car was abandoned

A cricket club said two of its pitches had "significant damage" caused in what police have claimed was a "suspected joyriding" incident.

St Austell Cricket Club said at about 18:00 BST on Friday, a silver Fiat Punto had driven on to its grounds and damaged two of the pitch areas before being abandoned.

The club said in a statement that it was an "extremely serious incident" and it would "not tolerate reckless behaviour of this nature" and the "safety of our players, members, volunteers and visitors is always our priority".

Devon and Cornwall Police said the incident was a "suspected joyriding" and an investigation was ongoing.

St Austell Cricket Club A silver Fiat Punto car left damaged and abandoned in a woodland area. The car is missing its rear bumper and number plate and is amongst trees and branches. St Austell Cricket Club
Police said the investigation was ongoing

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