Kent Cricket to support CRY in 2018
Tuesday 27th March 2018
Kent Cricket is delighted to support Cardiac Risk in the Young as its official club charity for 2018.
Every week in the UK at least 12 young people die of undiagnosed heart conditions. Since its formation in 1995, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has been working to reduce the frequency of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD).
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CRY supports young people diagnosed with potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions and offers bereavement support to families affected by YSCD.
The charity promotes and develops heart screening programmes, funds medical research and publishes medical information written by leading cardiologists for the general public.
All funds raised through Kent Cricket’s support of CRY will fund cardiac screenings for young cricketers playing grassroots cricket in Kent, just like the professionals at Kent Cricket.
Paul Daniels, from Bromley – who has set up a memorial fund in honour of his son who died suddenly of an undiagnosed cardiac condition – said: “It was only since Ben’s devastating and untimely death in 2011 that we found out about CRY’s pioneering screening programme.
“Our fundraising for CRY, via the Ben Daniels’ Memorial Fund, has now raised over £200,000 leading to the screening of 2,500 young people in Kent and South London so far.
“We’re delighted that Kent Cricket has chosen CRY as its 2018 Charity of the Year.”
Dr Steven Cox, Chief Executive of CRY, said: “We are hugely appreciative to have been invited to become involved with this fundraising partnership over the coming season.
“This is also a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness with those who support the club as well as the young players coming through at grass roots.
“We have now screened over 150,000 young people and we want every young person to have the same opportunity to have their hearts tested.
“By working together with Kent Cricket we will be able to identify more young people who are potentially at risk as well as fund important research and continue providing expert support to families following a tragedy.”
Funds raised contribute to specialist referral, screening and cardiac pathology services at leading UK hospitals.
All-rounder Calum Haggett discovered on England Under-19 duty that he had a rare cardiac condition which required open heart surgery to correct.
Kent Cricket CEO Ben Green said: “We are delighted to help CRY raise funds and awareness about the valuable work they do.
“Members of our men’s squad have benefitted from routine heart screenings which revealed previous undetected conditions.”