Englishmen have had a passion for Cricket for the last 150 years. It is not an action-packed, fast-moving game. Most of the time it is quite the opposite with nothing apparently happening. But then, this is a gentle game, to be played and watched on a lazy summer's afternoon. The 'clop' of the leather ball on a wooden bat, the hazy sunshine, and the gentle clapping of the spectators gives a dreamy quality to this ancient sport.
   A game of cricket lasts for a minimum of one day and a maximum of five, so each team supplies a scorekeeper who have to agree at all times on the correct tally. If, in the calm warmth of an English Sunday afternoon, you should inadvertantly drop off to sleep, you need to know what the score is when you wake up! A glance at the pavilion would tell you all you need to know.
   Some cricket grounds have score boards with metal numbers hanging from hooks. This tells you how many 'runs' the batting team have scored and how many 'wickets' they've lost so far. More elaborate information is supplied at major cricketing events but David Winter's pavilion scoreboard is limited to the basics and would be appropriate for cricket at the village green level.
   The village cricket pavilion has several functions. It houses the changing rooms for both the home and away teams. It can also be the storeroom for all the cricket gear and of course it is where every defeated batsman will retire to after he is out -- to watch the rest of the game from the balcony. The pavilion has one other room -- a kitchen, for the preparation of Tea; a ritual without which the game could not be properly played.