Pictured above: BOWLED OVER: Mansell's Andy Price (front right) with Stourbridge Cricket Club chairman Harilal Patel (front centre) and Brian Hodgetts. Back row: Mansell apprentices Jack Carey, Jake Bate-Harris) and Ben Shakespeare with regional managing director Steve Davies.

The Stourbridge-based Western Region of Mansell Construction Services Ltd has refurbished part of Stourbridge Cricket Club's Amblecote headquarters as part of the firm's sponsorship of the club.

Mansell donated materials and labour for the refurbishment work which was carried out by the company's interior solutions division. Among the Mansell staff working on the project was the firm's Apprentice of the Year Ben Shakespeare. He and other apprentices worked under the guidance of recently retired site manager Brian Hodgetts.

Mansell will be the club's main sponsor up to 2010 and the sponsorship provides much needed funds for the club to buy players' kit and equipment. The Mansell logo features on the players' cricket whites and practice kit.

The sponsorship also includes a Mansell sign at the entrance to the club's Memorial Ground, as well as signage around the pitch.

Andy Price, Mansell's Western Region divisional manager said the company was delighted to be associated with the club, which was founded in 1842 and plays in Division One of the Worcestershire County Cricket League.

"It's tremendous for Mansell to not only get involved in our local community but also to support local sport," he said.

Club chairman Harilal Patel organised a celebration evening at the club to thanks Mansell for their work, and to bid farewell Brian Hodgetts luck in his retirement.