- Event Dates
- Jun 06
- Event Location
- Fenners Cricket Ground, Cambridge CB1 2EL
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Raising money for LandAid and The Phoenix Trust
The Carter Jonas vs COEL Charity Cricket Day is back for 2024 and will take place at Fenner's in Cambridge, raising funds for LandAid and The Phoenix Trust.
With gates opening at 1pm, there'll be a thrilling T20 cricket match from 2pm, plus a chance to hear from ex England cricketer Devon Malcolm! There will be live music, stalls to buy tasty food and drink, plus a chance to win some fantastic prizes in our silent auction and raffle. The cricket will end at 5.30pm with the day ending at 7pm.
Bring your family, friends, clients and colleagues for an exciting afternoon of sporting fun, and support these two charities making a huge difference to vulnerable people in our communities.
The event is organised and funded by Carter Jonas and COEL and powered by LandAid. All profits from the event will be shared between LandAid and The Phoenix Trust.
Thank you to all our sponsors for making this event possible.
Date: Thursday 6 June 2024
Time: 1pm - 7pm
Location: Fenners Cricket Ground, Cambridge CB1 2EL
Tickets: £5* (all proceeds go to charity)
*Accompanied children under 16 enter for free
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Meet the team
Henry Platts-Martin
Name: Henry Platts-Martin (Captain)
Place of work & occupation: Carter Jonas, Rural Surveyor (Estate Management)
Cricket role: All rounder
Best performance: Scoring 113 not out in the North Devon Cricket League
Favourite player: Freddie Flintoff
Favourite cricket moment: Ben Stokes at Headingley in the 2019 Ashes Series
Kurt Richards
Place of work & occupation: Carter Jonas, Commercial Property & Asset Management
Cricket role: Bowler who thinks can bat
Best performance: Hopefully on 25th May 2023 vs COEL
Favourite player: Sir Viv Richards (dad)
Favourite cricket moment: Not the 2019 CWC final
Rupert Allan
Place of work & occupation: Carter Jonas – Commercial Surveyor
Cricket role: All rounder (Medium swing – RHB)
Best performance: 54* and a fifer
Favourite player: Alastair Cook
Favourite cricket moment: Getting run out without facing a ball then being allowed to go in again as injury cover only to get another duck!
Peter McKeown
Place of work & occupation: Carter Jonas – average Planning Consultant
Cricket role: (batter, bowler, wicket keeper, allrounder etc) enthusiastic allrounder
Best performance: Too many to list!
Favourite player: Eoin Morgan
Favourite cricket moment: Irelands World Cup victory over England in 2011 in Bengaluru
Nigel Abbott
Name: Nigel Abbott
Place of work & occupation: Winchester - Associate Partner (Infrastructure South)
Cricket role: Petworth Park Cricket Club - 2nd X1 Captain - opening batsman / wicketkeeper / part time bowler (if absolutely required!)
Best performance: Shared a batting partnership of 187 (of which I scored 58 not out) to turn 99-4 (from 18 overs) into 286-5 (from 33 overs).
Favourite player: Ben Stokes
Favourite cricket moment: Ben Stokes – winning the World Cup / ridiculous century in the Ashes to win the test at Headingly or, the feeling of immense pride when my team won our first league cricket match (with 10 players).
Naomi Blois
Name: Naomi Blois
Place of work & occupation: Carter Jonas, Senior Negotiator
Cricket role: Bowler
Best performance: Carter Jonas 2023 season - game one, unexpected catch on the boundary and a slow ball wicket.
Favourite player: Lauren Bell
Favourite cricket moment: Ben Stokes at Headingley in the 2019 Ashes Series.
Callum Middleton
Name: Callum Middleton
Place of work & occupation: Carter Jonas - Graduate Surveyor
Cricket role: Fielder
Best performance: Beating Rupert Alan in the indoor nets at Fenners.
Favourite player: Kurt Richards
Favourite cricket moment: Being selected for this game
Tom Davey
Place of work & occupation: TOM&Co – Financial Adviser
Cricket role: Specialist fielder & RHB
Best performance: Thursday at nets
Favourite player: Ben Stokes
Favourite cricket moment: 3rd Test at Headingley - Ashes 2019
Declan Fitzhenry
Place of work & occupation: The Citystay Group & Managing Director
Cricket role: All-rounder (Left arm medium, RHB)
Best performance: Off field.
Favourite player: Andrew Flintoff
Favourite cricket moment: Flintoff incredible over in Ashes 05.
Nigel Gadsby
Place of Work & Occupation: Wimpole farmer.
Cricket Role: all rounder,
Best performance: Scoring 63 against Middlesex in the nat west trophy 1983
Favourite Player: Ian Botham
Favourite Moment: Cambridgeshire winning minor county one day final at lords 1995 under my captaincy
Warren Bowman
Place of Work & Occupation: Suntory - Key Account Manager (Co-op & NISA)
Cricket Role: Batter / occasional Wicket Keeper
Best performance: 107* x two
Favourite Player: Joe Root
Favourite Moment: Opening the batting Vs Mark Wood at County U17 level