Hugely successful Golf Day raises important funds for Wiltshire Talent Pathway Support Fund
Cumberwell Park played host to the 2024 Wiltshire Cricket Golf Day with over £7,500 raised for our Talent Pathway Support Fund; a fund that aims to remove financial barriers for children wanting to participate in Cricket.
The Wiltshire Cricket Golf Day has become an important fixture in the Wiltshire Cricket calendar with hugely successul events having taken place at Cumbewell Park in both 2022 and 2023.
Winners
At this year's event 19 teams participated with various prizes on offer. With that in mind, congratulations to the following winners:
- 1st place Team - Gaiger Bros
- 2nd place Team - Reckless Drivers
- 3rd place Team - TAPPS
- Beat the Pro Overall Winner - Max Andrews
- Longest Drive Winner - Dave Hopkins
- Nearest the Pin Winner 1 - Josh Carson
- Nearest the Pin Winner 2 - Julian Taylor
- Sponsors Prize Draw Winner - Robin Hand
Aside from these winners, we most importantly want to say a huge thank you to all of the teams and players who participated during the day.
Sponsors and Supporters
Running alongside the Golf itself were some important fundraising activites to help contribute to the Support Fund. These included an online charity auction and a raffle that took place on the day. Our thanks go to everyone who kindly donated and/or submitted bid for the prizes. In addition, Wiltshire Cricket would specifically like to thank the following organisations for their sponsorship and / or contribution to the day:
- Poundbury Wealth Management
- Wiltshire Concrete
- Visions
- Gaigers
- Wansbroughs
- Wadworth
- Bakavor
- Avon Trophies
- Morrisons
A final huge thanks must go to Ged, Kay and Sean Montgomery who did all of the organisation and facilitated all of the activities on the day. A thanks too, to Cumberwell Park for their hospitality an dsupport through the day.
Wiltshire Cricket Talent Pathway Support Fund
The Wiltshire Cricket Talent Pathway Support recognises that to participate in talent pathway cricket incurs an inevitable financial cost. The Wiltshire Cricket Talent Pathway Support Fund recognises that individuals and their families at all levels within the pathway make significant sacrifices and financial contributions to support and enable participation within the various aspects of the programme; from winter coaching through to summer matches.
To better support children who may be suffering from financial difficulties or whose family circumstances mean they are at a disadvantage relative to their pathway peers, Wiltshire Cricket Limited has made available a limited Support Fund to eligible young cricketers.
