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Welcome to the '18 Counties' fund-raising page

Six of us - David Lloyd, Colin Bateman, Ian Todd, Alan Dracey, Tom Bateman and Jack Bateman - are planning to cycle around the 18 first-class county cricket headquarters, a trip of more than 1,000 miles, in 16 days.

Starting on September 13, we are cycling from the Brit Oval to Lord's... the long way round. Along the way we hope to raise funds for two charities that do vital work.

We are undertaking this unique venture because of our cricket connections. David and Colin are cricket correspondents at the London Evening Standard and Daily Express respectively. Toddy, the veteran of our peloton, was the Sun's cricket man before he retired. The other three intrepid riders all love the game, too.

Because of the link with cricket we thought we should raise money for two cricket-related charities and would urge you to give to both if you can.

Here, you can support Heads Up, a research programme - under the umbrella of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospital Charitable Funds - devoted to tackling cancers of the throat and head. The Patron of Heads Up is Hugh Morris, the former Glamorgan and England batsman, who is now managing director of the England cricket team.

The other charity is the Laurie Engel Fund, which is helping the Teenage Cancer Trust to build a special unit at the Birmingham Children's Hospital for sick teenagers.

To support the Laurie Engel Fund please go to Colin Bateman's Just Giving page, the address of which is www.justgiving.com/colinbateman.

Donating through this site is simple and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Heads Up will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no extra cost to you. So please sponsor us.

Many thanks for your support - The 18 Counties Team.

I turned up for the South Coast leg but you left without me! Donation by Brenks 28/10/08  

£25.00

Well done Donation by Robert Kettle 25/10/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done - CWC Donation by david lloyd 24/10/08  

£100.00

Congratulation, brilliant effort!! Donation by Clare Fathers 23/10/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done from various friends Donation by Tom, Dick and Harry 20/10/08  

£14.00

Well done love from Welly's wife Donation by Hilly 19/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done, clearly your cycling was faster than my ability to respond to emails Donation by Paul Bedford 12/10/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

congratulations on your efforts Donation by Edward Leverton 10/10/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done - Wooders Donation by Toff 10/10/08  

£50.00

So cyclists do have some use - Norrers Donation by David Lloyd 07/10/08  

£50.00

Congratulations Donation by Kirrily HerathECB 05/10/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations on both counts, Grandad Toff!!! Donation by The Morros 04/10/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Great effort for a good cause - well done Donation by James Robertson 03/10/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Top effort Donation by Nick Hoult 01/10/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Wonderful effort lads! Donation by Paul Weaver 30/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Trust you're still all going strong, Toff Donation by Gary Franses 23/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

All the very best Donation by Mike Trethewey 23/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Brilliant effort! Donation by Clare Connor 23/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Truly great effort, but don't stop until you get that yellow jersey!! Donation by Dean Wilson 23/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Keep going boys. Having joined you for 90 miles I I have total admiration for what you are doing. A week on and I am still knackered. Donation by Angus Fraser 22/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Great effort! Donation by Andrea Wiggins 22/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by KP 22/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by Rachel Dickson 22/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go for it Donation by colin gibson 20/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Go on Grandaddy!! Donation by Martin, Gina, Alex and Harry Todd 19/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Fantastic effort and a big thank you from Heads Up Donation by Hugh Morris 19/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Go grandad - can't wait to hear the stories. Can I come next time? Donation by baby jacob 18/09/08  

£50.00

Arise Sir David Donation by mark nicholas 16/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

good luck Donation by david amanda 14/09/08  

£25.00

you've gone the really long way round - good luck Donation by david and amanda 14/09/08  

£25.00
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* Total raised online: £2,810.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £620.79

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