Two key dates in the calendar for Oxfordshire Cricket are our showcase fixtures for the county men and women’s teams. The first of two took place on Sunday 30th July 2023, where Oxfordshire Cricket welcomed Sussex County Cricket Club to the magnificent Wormsley Estate in order to contest the annual National Counties Cricket Association showcase fixture between the parterned Non-First Class and First Class Counties. Just a few weeks later, Oxfordshire Cricket will return to the Wormsley Estate to contest the Women’s showcase fixture against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Tuesday 15th August 2023.
Alongside the cricket on each of the days, the showcase fixtures provide a platform for Oxfordshire Cricket to raise much needed income for our State School Fund via a Raffle. The State School Fund enables Oxfordshire Cricket to deliver programmes of support for state school players which play a pivotal role in helping to bridge the opportunity gap between independent and state sectors. You can find out more about the Oxfordshire Bulls and Falcons programmes that the State School Fund contributes towards on our website by clicking here. The State School Fund also helps raise funds for the development of Secondary School programmes that would see us deliver cricket sessions at state secondary schools as in both curriculum and extracurricular time.
The raffle includes many great prizes and tickets are available to purchase at both the Men’s and Women’s showcase games at the Wormsley Estate. The opportunity to purchase raffle tickets is also accessible online HERE. A summary of the exciting prizes available to be won are shown below;
Raffle Prizes:
- 4 x Tickets to the England Women’s International against Sri Lanka at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on 31st August 2023
- 1 x Framed Signed Sussex Sharks Shirt
- 1 x Family Annual Pass to Blenheim Palace
- 1 x Official Sussex Sharks T20 Shirt (choice of size, S, M, L, XL) or 1 x Oxfordshire Cricket Coloured Match Shirt (choice of size)
- 1 x Junkyard Golf Voucher for two people to enjoy a round of crazy golf and a drink
- 1 x Sussex Sharks FlexFit Cap
The draw will take place on Monday 21st August 2023 with all winners contacted directly and published online.