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Cleator Moor Cricket Club facing collapse

Cleator Moor Cricket Club at Lord's, three years ago Credit: ITV Border

Just three years after beating teams from all over England to win the Village Cup Final at Lord's, officials at a Cumbrian cricket club say it could soon have to close.

Cleator's captain Dave Rooney says a lack of sponsors and volunteers is leaving the club teetering on the brink:

It is heartbreaking. I've been there, captain of the firsts for sixteen years. I've been involved there as long as I can remember. My Dad's involved, my Mam's involved, but the village is changing I think.

– Dave Rooney