On the 27th February 2025, I will be joining a brave and hardy group to sleep out at Lord's Cricket Ground, to raise funds for the Gandon Prodger Legacy Fund, a charitable fund dedicating to continuing the work of its two incredible namesakes, Nick Gandon and Simon Prodger.

Funds raised will ensure each of the four beneficiary charities of the Fund – The East Africa Character Development Trust, The Alsama Project, The Saracens Foundation and The Club Cricket Charity – can use the transformative power of sport to change the lives of those both in the UK and abroad.

The impact will be profound. It will allow us to support projects to

- Ensure refugees who have fled persecution in Afghanistan, are able to play cricket in the UK.

- Transform the lives of disadvantaged young Africans through sport and education.

- Help young refugees in Lebanon gain the skills they need to thrive both on and off the cricket field.

This event has the potential to change so many lives and support so many charities, in the names of two very special men who hold and held cricket's power as a driver of transformative change, so very close to their hearts.