County Cricket Golf Championship Sponsored By

C&C once again sponsored the 3^rd outing of the County Cricket Golf Championship held at Wychwood Park golf club, near Crewe. It’s an outstanding event, featuring all 18 first-class Counties competing for the County Cricket Golf Cup, with each team represented by a county legend.

Our own C&C golfing legends were also in attendance, with Malc partnering up with Warren Hegg, Fraser Morris and Dave Lea for Lancashire, and Tom, Andy, and Jake, captained by ex-Derbyshire man, John Morris, making his debut for Yorkshire!

The golf Gods were kind and laid on some fantastic weather, so no excuses could be offered up on that front.

The list of players reads like a Who’s Who of cricketing greats. In addition to Warren and John, the event was attended by Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Chris Broad, Tim Munton, Tim Ogorman… the list goes on and on. Even Rory Delap – former Republic of Ireland footballer and master of the intercontinental throw-in, put a shift in for the Somerset team.

Not that the day was about winning, (not much!) but Sussex, featuring Martin Speight and captained by Wesley Young, earned the bragging rights, making it back-to-back silverware for the Sharks.

Stuart Meaker’s Surrey, captained by Robin Stanon-Gleaves, landed in second place, with Steve Harmison’s Durham taking third, captained by Andy Mitchell. Legends don’t become legends without having a fair helping of competitiveness, but as always, the golf was played in great spirit, with plenty of laughs and banter along the way.

Now firmly established as one of the highlights of the cricket legends’ calendar, the event is organised by the forementioned John Morris, who played in the Yorkshire team with C&C. More importantly, it raises vital funds for The Cricketers’ Trust, which has supported professional cricketers across every level of the game for more than 50 years.

The importance of that work was brought home powerfully by former Warwickshire opening batsman Andy Moles, who spoke movingly about contracting MRSA and having his left leg amputated in April 2020, right at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Scary times. Despite being in South Africa at the time, Andy received invaluable support from The Cricketers’ Trust throughout his recovery. Crucially, the charity funded a specialist prosthetic leg, helping him regain both his independence and quality of life.
Stories like Andy’s are a powerful reminder that events such as this are about far more than cricket or golf. Every pound raised helps former players facing life-changing challenges long after the applause has faded.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of everyone involved, this year’s County Cricket Golf Championship raised a remarkable £32,000 for The Cricketers’ Trust – more than double last year’s total. For everyone at C&C, it was a genuine privilege to play such an important part in helping achieve that fantastic result.

Malc said: “I always really look forward to this day. Cricket, golf, business and raising funds for The Cricketers’ Trust. Throw in the legends and it’s a melting pot of laughs, making connections and trying to do some good for people who have brought us so much joy through the game, but who may now be facing difficult times. The competitive spirit is always there – I’d expect nothing less with this group! Huge thanks to everyone who organises the day and to all the legends who continue to give something back to the sport that gave them so much. It’s a real honour to put the C&C name to such a unique event. If only we’d played well enough to put our name on one of the trophies!”