The Prideview Group, held their twelfth #PrideviewCricketCup at Merchant Taylor’s School in Northwood, Greater London.
The popular annual event was organised to raise money for One Kind Act, which seeks to create a sustainable improvement in the lives of people suffering from poverty of health and education around the world. This year’s funds are being split between three charities: Made with Hope, supporting disadvantaged children in Tanzania with education and menstrual support, YUVA Unstoppable, which provides basic needs and educational support to children in India, and LandAid, the property industry charity, working to end youth homelessness in the UK.
This year’s cricket day consisted of six 6-a-side cricket teams battling it out for the #PrideviewCricketCup. Major Estates Harrow won the tournament for the third year running, while newcomers to the event, Spector Constant & Williams, came second.
The teams were joined by no less than six former international cricketers, Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa), Owais Shah (England), Saj Mahmood (England), Alex Tudor (England), Usman Afzal (Pakistan) and Ali Brown (England), each supporting one of the 6-a-side teams, imparting with their professional wisdom to help them play their best.
Nilesh Raj Patel, Principal at The Prideview Group said, “A heartfelt thank you to all our sponsors, supporters and spectators for digging deep and making our #PrideviewCricketCup the huge success it is.” A highlight of the event was a live ‘in conversation with’ interview with award-winning journalist and author Mihir Bose, known for his writing and broadcasting on social and historical issues, as well as sport, for outlets including the BBC, the Guardian, Financial Times, Evening Standard and Irish Times.
Keeping in theme with the cricket-filled day, Mihir shared insights on his book, The Nine Waves: The Extraordinary Story of Indian Cricket, only days after India won the T20 Cricket World Cup.
Alongside the cricket, the online and live auctions on the day helped to reach the total of £40,000.
