Come and be part of our challenge to play a full 24 hours of continuous outdoor cricket.
We’re supporting a vital cause that promotes mental wellbeing and suicide prevention through cricket.
Kicking off at 6:00 PM on Friday, August 1st, following our Twenty20 Match, we’ll be playing right through the night in the club nets on the common—finishing at 6:00 PM on Saturday, August 2nd, after the Women & Girls Match.
Be a part of the action — join our Netathon!
📅 Limited slots available — reserve yours soon!
💷 All proceeds go to Opening Up, a cricket-based charity dedicated to promoting mental wellbeing and suicide prevention.
EVENT DETAILS:
🏏 Cricket balls and essential equipment (including junior gear) will be provided.
👥 A Penn Street Cricket Club representative will be present throughout the entire event.
🍹 The Squirrel Pub will stay open overnight on August 1st for access to toilets and non-alcoholic drinks.
🚗 Please use the pub car park for all event parking.
Penn Street Cricket Club are raising money to support 'Opening Up Cricket'. They work to promote mental wellbeing and suicide prevention through cricket.
Opening Up Cricket was formed in 2014 in response to the death of Sefton Park CC wicket keeper Alex Miller, who took his own life in 2012.
The organisation was created with the aim of speaking to local cricketers about the experience of losing Alex in the hope that more conversations about this topic could prevent further tragedies.
Opening Up Cricket have now delivered over 400 sessions across the United Kingdom and Australia, including a visit to Penn Street on the 11th April.
They are run by unpaid volunteers with help from the National Lottery Community Fund who have provided a grant for sessions costs so that groups can receive them without charge.
We will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.