BERKSHIRE cricketers hit cancer for six with a sponsored walk through Wokingham.
Around 30 players from the county’s senior league joined charity champion, Ron Hedley for the event in aid of the Bob Willis Fund.
The aim was not only to raise money but also awareness of prostate cancer which affects around 10,000 men in England every year.
Ron, a member of Buckinghamshire CCC seniors, was diagnosed with the condition and bone cancer in 2018.
He launched a campaign to hold a sponsored walk in all 32 English and Welsh counties that have senior teams with over £8,000 raised this year.
Wokingham is the seventh event that Ron and his wife, Pat, have led, with a further six already planned as far afield as Cornwall and Lincolnshire.
The five-mile route started and finished at The White Horse in Easthamstead Road with most of those taking part in their sixties and seventies.
Ron described it as “one of the best” and thanked everyone who turned out: “The walkers were all in good spirits with a number of younger people joining in,” he said.
“The weather was wonderful and our host, Clive McNelly at The White Horse, provided a superb lunch.
“We had a most enjoyable walk through some beautiful countryside.”
Added Clive: “The pub has supported the prostate cancer campaign over the past couple of years. I want to thank everyone who took part for such a wonderful cause.
“Ron is a great man who has helped raise over £30,000 since the senior walks started several years ago.”
A recent walk at Edgbaston Cricket ground, Bob Willis’s home ground, was filmed by Sky Television. That event will be broadcast during The Ashes Test Match at Edgbaston in June.
For more information go to: www.bobwillisfund.org/ronsmarch
The White Horse will be hosting an open mic night on Friday, April 28.
