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Amateur cricketers have been left stumped after the sport was permanently banned from their Essex village, where they've played for more than two centuries.

Matches were held on the Dawson Memorial Field in Danbury until May this year, when a passer-by was struck on the leg by a ball. The council said the restriction only referred to adult hardball cricket and argued the decision was based on "advice received from professional and legal advisors.

Both parties have been exploring whether a 20m-high (66ft) net could be installed around the pitch at Dawson Memorial Field, but believe it could cost £100,000.

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