If you have played gully cricket in your childhood, there is a high chance that at least once you have run into trouble with an angry uncle or aunty in the neighbourhood because the ball might have fallen inside their compound or hit one of their window glasses. And it was not uncommon for rules banning hitting towards that direction to be in place.

Shoreham Cricket Club

One of the oldest cricket clubs

Well, guess what? Pesky neighbours are not a problem we gully cricketers have faced alone. Shoreham Cricket Club, a more than two-century-old cricket club in England, has banned sixes due to complaints from neighbours.

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The Shoreham Cricket Club near Brighton in West Sussex has told its members that the first six they hit will not count for any runs and, if they strike a second during their innings, they will be out.

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Shoreham Cricket Club, which is one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world, was formed in 1790. Their home ground is The Green in Southwick, where players now can’t hit sixes.

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Neighbour threatened to call police

According to reports, the ban on hitting sixes was introduced after a neighbour threatened to call the police due to damage to windows, cars, and sheds. The ban has left some cricketers and fans angry and questioning the logic of it.

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How players reacted

“Hitting the bowler for a six is part of the glory of the sport. How can you ban it? It’s ridiculous. To take that away removes the joy of it. I don’t agree that the rules should be tinkered with in this fashion,” a cricketer said.

Cricket came here first

Some also pointed out that cricket used to be played at the same ground long before the houses came up.

“If you buy a house next to a cricket ground, then you’ve got to expect a few cricket balls in your garden,” another cricketer said.

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