EASTCOTE Cricket Club has paid the price for an errant ball - but only after the Gazette stepped in to help.
Kayleigh Richardson-Flitt, from Northwood Hills, has had to wait three months to get the repairs made to her 'dream car' after it was hit by a flying cricket ball in Joel Street.
After the Gazette told her story last week, cricket club chairman John Clouting contacted Ms Richardson-Flitt to try to settle the dispute. The club's insurers had originally said the incident was 'an act of God' and refused to pay.
"The club is very pleased that a suitable settlement has now been achieved, but emphasises that it was made without any admission of liability and on the basis that this is the full amount of the claim being made against us," Mr Clouting told the Gazette.
Ms Richardson-Flitt, who is now happily driving her classic Nissan Figaro, got a quote of £140 for the repairs to her cracked windscreen and dented chrome frame and has been reimbursed in full.
"I am happy to have got the money back, but it has been a waste of time and effort and I don't understand why they think they weren't liable," the 25-year-old said.
"It could happen again if they don't put nets up to make it safer, and I don't know why they bother having insurance if it doesn't cover them for things like this.
"If a ball hits someone in the head, it could kill them."
Mr Clouting said the club was asking Hillingdon Council for help to get a net put up to avoid any similar incidents.
