We are pleased to announce the final details for the end of season Presentation Dinner and Awards night on the 11th of November at Venue 16 in Ipswich.
We will be welcoming former Ashes winning captain Lord David Gower. Lord Gower is well known as one of the most stylish batsmen to ever play for England. He played in 117 Test matches and 114 One Day Internationals for England between 1978 and 1992, scoring over 8,000 test match runs and over 3,000 ODI runs. Lord Gower also played nearly 450 first class games and 430 list A games for Leicester and Hampshire scoring just short of 40,000 domestic runs. As of February 2021, he holds the record for 119 consecutive innings without registering a duck in Test Cricket! Following his retirement, Lord Gower became a successful cricket commentator with Sky Sports, and on 16 July 2009 he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. On the occasion of England’s 1000th Test in August 2018, he was named in the country’s greatest Test XI by the ECB.
The Awards Ceremony will follow David’s speech, each Divisional winner throughout the competition and runners up in Divisions 1-8 will receive their engraved trophies and pennants, with each of the regional division 9 winners receiving an engraved trophy and a pennant. All the winners of the Ladies regional T20 competitions and the Performance League will also be presented with trophies and pennants. A list of winners is in the link below.
The night will begin with a three-course meal and the menu is attached to this email. Following on from the dinner we will be hosting a silent Auction with some very prestigious items to be won, including a signed Harry Brook Bat, signed & framed Sir Alistair Cook photo, a signed & framed Stuart Broad photo and a signed & framed photo from England latest double centurion Tammy Beaumont. There will also be a raffle going on throughout the night with the draw taking place at the end of the night.
We must stress that this event is open to ALL CLUBS and their guests and not just the clubs collecting a trophy, there has been some fantastic cricket played this summer within the spirit of the game and this is a chance to celebrate that!
To book your places for the night, please get your attendees to click on this link and fill in the survey by the 1st of November 2023 – https://s.surveyplanet.com/sdjgwhvq – Please note any Bookings not cancelled by the 1st of November, may be liable for a full charge.
There are no limitations on the number of attendees each club can have, and the price is £35 per person for all of this. An invoice for every booked attendee will be sent to the club’s Championship Rep. Each club will be required to pay for their attendees either via bank transfer or cheque before the night. We suggest bringing cheques to the AGM which is on Monday 9th October at Colchester Rugby Club.
The event will begin at 7pm and finish approximately 11pm. However the bar will be open until midnight for those wishing to stay a bit longer. The Venue address is Venue16, 312 Tuddenham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3QJ and has plenty of parking facilities. The Venue will operate a “CDhallenge25” policy.
If you have any queries or questions, please contact Scott Button via email (sbutton@hotmail.co.uk) or phone (07985668421)
We will look forward to seeing you all on the 11th of November.
Scott Button, Event Organiser