Richmond Cricket Club is delighted to invite you to a gala dinner fundraiser on 24th June 2023, at Old Deer Park, as part of the Ashes test series.

We are HUGELY privileged to have former England captain and cricket legend Allan Lamb as well as Middlesex Cricket Head of Performance Alan Coleman support the event and be our guest speakers!

More information about the event is below.  

Book now so you don't miss out!

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Cost

• Premium table tickets - £120 per person.

• Individual tickets - £60 per person.

• Senior Players ticket - £30 per person

• Corporate sponsor tickets - £150 per ticket (includes additional benefits)

Venue

• Pagoda Room, Old Deer Park

Dress code

• Lounge suit / cocktail 

Time

• Drinks on the terrace from 7pm- 7.30 pm.  Seated by  7.30pm

Menu

 (Choose one item from each of the Starter, Main & Dessert options when you check out)

Starter

• Burrata Mozzarella with Balsamic Cherry Tomato and Focaccia (v)

• Chicken Liver Pate Pot with Apricot Jelly and Garlic Croutons

• Beetroot carpaccio with Goat Cheese Fondant and Roasted Hazelnuts (v,vg,gf)

Main

• House Smoked Chicken Breast with Green Asparagus, Roast peppers and Sauteed Potato, Veal Jus (gf)

• Seafood Risotto with Crab Bisque and Buttered Lemon Peas (gf)

• Cauliflower Steak with Green Asparagus, Sweet Potato, Tzatziki Sauce and Pomegranate Apple Salad (gf,v,vg)

Dessert

• Lemon Meringue Pie (v)

• Key Lime Pie Mousse (v,vg)

• Raspberry Tiramisu (v)

• Selection of Ice Cream ( Vanilla & Salted Caramel ) (gf,v,vg)

Help Richmond CC fundraise to uplift critical facilities

Fundraising is critical to the longevity and upkeep of the club.  We are thrilled to launch our fundraising site here.

You can support RCC essential funds through:

• buying a ticket to the Ashes legends dinner
• pledging a donation (either on the fundraising  website or when you buy a ticket to the dinner), or
• participating in our silent auction.

There will also be a live auction of signature items at the dinner itself as well as a silent auction.  Winners of silent auction items will be notified when the auction closes after the dinner.

Our current top priorities are to fund the following projects:

Old Deer Park

• Repair and service the sight screens
• Extend the run ups to the nets to accommodate fast bowlers
• Refurbish or replace the bowling machine
• Extend the hard area outside the Pavilion

Newman Cricket Ground

• Replace the covers now at end of life
• Repair or replace the nets
• Replace the storage shed damaged by vandals

We estimate we need a budget in excess of £30,000 in order to deliver on these projects.  

We really encourage everyone who enjoys the benefit of the club and uses our facilities to take part in this important fundraising drive.

Access the link here.

Contact RCC Social Chair for more information.

About our speakers

Allan Lamb

Allan Lamb (also known as Lamby) had an impressive international cricketing career. Spanning the decade 1982-92, Allan’s cricketing career included 79 test matches for England and 128 one day internationals. He captained England three times against the West Indies and Australia, and captained Northampton CC from 1989 to 1994. Allan scored 4654 test runs with 14 centuries and 33502 first class runs, scoring 89 first class hundreds. He won the accolade 'Cricketer of the Year' in 1980.

As well as having a famous sporting image, Allan is a popular persona and is indisputably witty and entertaining. One thing is for certain there is no shortage of stories of his journey to sporting greatness.

With an abundance of good humour and his unquenchable drive to live life to the full, this passionate business leader brings a completely fresh perspective.

Since 1998 Allan has been running his own successful Event Management, Sports, and Tailor-Made Travel Business, looking after clients and their corporate and private hospitality.

Alan Coleman

Alan Coleman is Director of Cricket for Middlesex Cricket, a role to which he was promoted in November 2021.

In his first full season, Middlesex secured promotion to Division 1 of the County Championship, having been relegated previously in 2017.

In January 2023, Alan also assumed the leadership of the Sunrisers professional women team, which sits under Middlesex Cricket’s banner, and he brings his wealth of knowledge and love of cricket to bear to further develop this fantastic team.

Alan is no stranger to top performance cricket and made his Middlesex First XI debut in a match at Richmond against Sussex in 2001, and went on to appear a number of times for the first team.

Due to frequent injuries he had to give up playing professional cricket. Upon finishing with Middlesex, Alan’s career turned to coaching and management, taking on a number of roles within the county before his current appointment to steer performance cricket at Middlesex.

It promises to be a night to remember.  We cant wait to welcome you all to Old Deer Park and celebrate the incredible sport that is cricket!