Dedicated match to support Leicester Hospitals Charity

The T20 Vitality Blast clash between Leicestershire Foxes and Notts Outlaws at the Uptonsteel County Ground on Friday, July 16 will take on an even greater meaning as the event is held in aid of Leicester Hospitals Charity.

Leicestershire County Cricket Club will be showing their appreciation to the county’s NHS heroes and heroines by designating the match as an ‘NHS Thank You’ event.

The Running Foxes will host their East Midlands rivals, Notts Outlaws, in a highly anticipated fixture of the summer for Leicestershire cricket fans.

A proportion of each ticket sold to the game will be donated to Leicester Hospitals Charity, to support their efforts to enhance all three of Leicester’s Hospitals.

Leicestershire County Cricket Club CEO, Sean Jarvis, explained: “We have all faced difficult and unprecedented times and we felt it was important as a Club to acknowledge the incredible work the NHS has provided to help so many people through it.

"We are hopeful our supporters and supporters of the NHS will help us achieve a complete sell-out to help raise funds for Leicester Hospitals Charity”.

Leicester Hospitals Charity’s Head of Fundraising, Claire Campbell, says the charity are “deeply grateful” to have the support of the Club.

“We are touched and deeply grateful to Leicestershire County Cricket Club for choosing to raise money for our hospitals during one of the biggest games of the season,” says Claire.

“We know how appreciative people across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland are of our hospital heroes who have worked so hard during this pandemic and how they will want to celebrate that during this T20 derby match. We all look forward to this match being a sell out and watching the Running Foxes smash Notts for six!”

To buy tickets, to support Leicester Hospitals Charity, please visit their website for more information; https://www.leicesterhospitalscharity.org.uk/.