The Big Cricket Ride – coming to the St Lawrence Ground this week
Wednesday 12th October 2011
Chris and David Adams are currently cycling between each County Cricket Club. They started at Durham CCC on 7th October and will be finishing at Surrey CCC, passing through each of the 18 counties and cycling a total of 868 miles in 15 days. The Big Cricket Ride is in aid of Leukaemia& Lymphoma Research, a very worthwhile cause.
Darrren Stevens intends to join Chris and David as they cycle from Sussex CCC to the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on Wednesday 19th October. We will offer further details of their anticipated arrival time when available, and would like to invite supporters to come and welcome them as they arrive on October 19th. Darren is then hoping to also complete the following stage of the bike ride with Chris and David, from Canterbury to Essex CCC on Thursday 20th October.
This is a massive challenge for Chris and David as they are not trained cyclists. They have embarked on the challenge for a very personal reason and hoping to raise lot of money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
Chris and David’s father John, was sadly diagnosed with Peripheral T cell lymphoma attached to the liver last year and is currently undergoing treatment. Peripheral T cell lymphomas are a group of rare and aggressive lymphomas that affect the T-cells found in the peripheral circulating blood.
Chris and David really want to do something to help and make sure others do not go through the same experience their dad and family have been through. Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research are investing more than £1 million into research to understand how these lymphomas arise and develop more effective treatments. Chris and David’s fundraising efforts will all go to help fund this specific research
Chris Adams played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1988 to 1997. He then joined Sussex as captain. He is the longest serving county captain in Sussex's history. He captained Sussex to the 2003, 2006 and 2007 County Championship titles. He had a brief career at international level for England, playing five Tests and five One-day Internationals between May 1998 and January 2000. He is now the Cricket Manager at Surrey County Cricket Club.
Cycle Routes
7th October
Durham CCC – Yorkshire CCC = 82.48 Miles
8th October
Yorkshire CCC – Lancashire CCC = 42.91 Miles
9th October
Lancashire CCC – Derbyshire CCC = 59.02 miles
10th October
Derbyshire CCC – Nottinghamshire CCC – Leicestershire CCC = 42.88 Miles
11th October
Leicestershire CCC – Northamptonshire CCC = 30.33 Miles
12th October
Northamptonshire CCC – Warwickshire CCC = 51.94 Miles
13th October
Warwickshire CCC – Worcestershire CCC = 24.31 Miles
14th October
Worcestershire CCC – Glamorgan CCC = 73.56 Miles
15th October
Glamorgan CCC – Gloucestershire CCC = 87.82 Miles
16th October
Gloucestershire CCC – Somerset CCC = 44.45 Miles
17th October
Somerset CCC – Hampshire CCC = 90.54 Miles
18th October
Hampshire CCC – Sussex CCC = 56.92 Miles
19th October
Sussex CCC – Kent CCC = 73.3 Miles
20th October
Kent CCC – Essex CCC = 68.37 Miles
21st October
Essex CCC – Middlesex – Surrey CCC = 39.82 Miles
22nd October
Celebration Party/Dinner to be held at Surrey CCC