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Partners of Wormsley Cricket announced for 2021

We are delighted to announce our key “Partners of Wormsley Cricket” for the 2021 season.

Alongside members of the Family, we are delighted that NM Capital will be our lead Partner for a third year.

We are also delighted to welcome The Oxford Artisan Distillery and The Chapar as key Partners for the coming season and hope that this is the start of a longer-term relationship, as we look to broaden and deepen cricket at Wormsley and the Sir Paul Getty Cricket Legacy programme, in particular.

Sir Andrew Strauss, OBE, as President of Wormsley Cricket says “I’m delighted to see NM Capital continue its relationship with Wormsley Cricket and equally delighted to welcome The Oxford Artisan Distillery and The Chapar as part of the wider Wormsley Cricket family.” He continues “It goes without saying, that we would all like to thank the Getty family for their on-going contribution to Cricket at Wormsley and I’m sure Sir Paul would be proud of how his Legacy is expanding and continuing to support for the game that he loved.”

NM Capital is a private investment office set up in 2015. Its principals have a 20-year track record creating value as business operators and investors. NM Capital’s proprietary capital base allows a long-term, flexible approach to investment in primary sectors including Security & Defence, Health & Fitness and Technology.

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The Oxford Artisan Distillery is all about working with the best English organic and regenerative farming partners to grow ancient heritage grains and then bringing out the best possible flavour profiles of those grains, using innovative stills and distilling skills. We like to say that we’re farming a new approach to spirits, and the proof is in the drinking.

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The Chapar is a personal online styling and concierge shopping service for professional men. Our exclusive one-to-one service ensures that you look your best for every occasion with the help of your own personal stylist, all from the comfort of your own home.

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Becoming a Partner of Wormsley Cricket

For information on becoming a Partner of Wormsley Cricket please email Alistair Cane (Head of Marketing & Business Development, Wormsley Cricket) on cricket@wormsley.com

About Wormsley Cricket

The Cricket ground at Wormsley was officially opened on Sunday 24th May 1992 by Bob Wyatt (England Captain – 40 caps) who rang the Wormsley Bell aside  Fred Trueman (67 England caps) who raised the Wormsley Flag. The Sir Paul Getty XI played host to the MCC, watched by Her Majesty The Queen Mother and the then Prime Minister, Sir John Major. To this day, the Sir Paul Getty Men’s and Women’s XIs continue to be a cornerstone of cricket at Wormsley with annual matches against the MCC, the UK Armed Forces, Eton Ramblers, the Arabs and I Zingari - teams steeped in history & tradition and close to the heart of Sir Paul's original vision for Wormsley Cricket. Befitting Wormsley’s worldwide reputation as ‘one of the most beautiful grounds in England’, the number and variety of matches has increased in recent years - with the addition of a limited number of corporate & charity cricket days, private games and representative matches (such as the Women’s Varsity Match, the National Counties and Oxfordshire Cricket Finals) alongside cricket days for the villages that surround the Estate. 

Wormsley Cricket Membership

Cricket Membership at Wormsley allows our most loyal friends to enjoy a wide variety of cricket, including access to private games, charity matches and ticketed days, from a designated Members area with refreshment facilities and free parking.

About Wormsley

Wormsley is a beautiful private estate, first mentioned in official records in 1106, and since 1547 has been home to only two families; the Scropes/Fanes, and the Gettys since 1985. Perfectly situated in the rolling countryside of Buckinghamshire, this hidden jewel is but a stone’s throw from Jct 5 M40, between Stokenchurch and Ibstone. Primarily a private family home, for a limited number of days each year, the Estate is available for private individuals and organisations to hold events such as meetings, conferences, private dining experiences, festivals, corporate days, family days, cricket and country sports days, private parties and weddings. The beauty of the landscape, its traditional Chiltern buildings, roads, gardens & woodlands, also make the Estate an excellent location for commercial TV & Film production.

For more information about cricket at Wormsley, the Wormsley Cricket Membership and the Estate in general, please visit www.wormsley.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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Prior, Swann and Ramprakash lead Festival of Cricket line-ups

Trio among first 14 names confirmed to appear at this summer’s event

Matt Prior, Graeme Swann and Mark Ramprakash are among the first 14 former England stars confirmed to be appearing at the Professional Cricketers’ Trust’s Festival of Cricket this summer.

The trio will appear in a one-off exhibition match between the PCA England Legends and a Sir Paul Getty XI on Friday 30 July, and the full list of confirmed names so far is as follows:

Purchase tickets here

With eight former international players still to be confirmed, you can secure your spot for a day of food, drink, entertainment and cricket via our ticket portal.

A celebration of the players, the day will kick off with a T20 fixture between the Barmy Army and a cricket media XI.

Following this, on-field entertainment will run alongside net sessions with past and present players, before the Masters and the Sir Paul Getty XI take to the field to do battle in the scenic Buckinghamshire countryside.

Here’s how you can support the Trust by joining us at the Festival of Cricket between 10.00 - 19.00 BST on Friday 30 July:

Ticket options:

• General Admission (Adult) - £30
• General Admission (Children 5-16) - £10
• General Admission (Under 5) - Free
• On-Site Parking - £2

Purchase tickets here

Tables in the VIP marquee are also still available, and you can contact our Head of Fundraising Kathryn Ford at kathryn.ford@thepca.co.uk for more information.

The Professional Cricketers’ Trust supports PCA members and their immediate families when they need it most. Since 2015, the players’ charity has supported 426 individuals in the area of mental health alone.

Following a Covid-impacted year which led to an estimated annual fundraising shortfall of £140,000 for the Trust, the need for your fundraising support has never been greater.

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Sir Andrew Strauss, OBE announced as President of Wormsley Cricket

Mark Getty, KBE, as Patron of Wormsley Cricket, is delighted to announce that Sir Andrew Strauss, OBE has accepted the position of ‘President of Wormsley Cricket’ for the coming season.

Sir Andrew Strauss, OBE needs little introduction, as one of England’s most successful captains and administrators of the modern era.

He played 100 Test Matches for England between 2004 and 2012 (50 of which as Captain) scoring 7,037 runs at an average of 40.91, with 21 Hundreds.

His understated authority underpinned England's rise to the top of the world rankings for the first time in 31 years, in a journey that included a home Ashes win in 2009, victory in Australia for the first time since 1986-87 in 2010-11, and a 4-0 whitewash of India in 2011 to make England the Number 1 ranked side in the world.

He also played 127 ODIs (62 as Captain), scoring 4,205 runs at 35.63 and 4 T20 Internationals.

Educated at Radley and then Durham University, his professional career began in 1997 when he joined the Middlesex staff, making his First-Class debut in 1998 – he captained the county between 2002 and 2004. In all, he scored 17,046 First Class runs at an average of 42.72 with a highest score of 241*.

He was appointed as the ECB's director of cricket in early 2015 and prioritised the shorter formats of the game, a decision that the whole country celebrated when England won the World Cup in that memorable final in 2019.

By then personal tragedy had forced Andrew to step down from his role at the ECB. His wife, Ruth, had contracted a rare form of lung cancer and died aged just 46 in late 2018. Wormsley is proud to be associated with the Ruth Strauss Foundation, a charity that was subsequently set up in her honour.

Andrew was made an MBE in the 2006 New Year's Honours (for services to cricket) and awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in 2011, before being knighted in September 2019. In the same month, he made a welcome return to the game as chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board's cricket committee.

Mark Getty says, “I am delighted that Andrew has accepted the role as President of Wormsley Cricket - he is an inspiration to anyone who loves the game, whether as a player, spectator or administrator.” He continues “His achievements on the field speak for themselves – these have only been matched by his dignity in facing personal tragedy, the subsequent setting up of the Ruth Strauss Foundation (to support families facing the death of a parent and to drive further research into rare non-smoking lung cancers), his continued involvement in English Cricket and his developing business career (as founder of Mindflick - an ideas business, based on cutting edge performance psychology).”

Mark concludes “We are committed to continuing to develop and expand my Father’s legacy to cricket through the ‘Sir Paul Getty Cricket Legacy programme’ and having Andrew and the wider Wormsley Cricket Committee behind this is hugely important in ensuring that Wormsley retains its place in English cricket.”

Andrew says “I’m delighted to be asked to be President of Wormsley Cricket this year – hopefully, a year when the world, and cricket, returns to some degree of normality. Sir Paul was a huge supporter of the game and to have the opportunity to help to continue his legacy is very special. I’ve always enjoyed playing at Wormsley (even being dismissed by my son in a game on the Estate last year!) and I know first-hand why Wormsley is often referred to as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world!”

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About Wormsley Cricket

The Cricket ground at Wormsley was officially opened on Sunday 24th May 1992 by Bob Wyatt (England Captain – 40 caps) who rang the Wormsley Bell aside Fred Trueman (67 England caps) who raised the Wormsley Flag. The Sir Paul Getty XI played host to the MCC, watched by Her Majesty The Queen Mother and the then Prime Minister, Sir John Major.

To this day, the Sir Paul Getty Men’s and Women’s XIs continue to be a cornerstone of cricket at Wormsley with annual matches against the MCC, the UK Armed Forces, Eton Ramblers, the Arabs and I Zingari - teams steeped in history & tradition and close to the heart of Sir Paul's original vision for Wormsley Cricket.

Befitting Wormsley’s world-wide reputation as ‘one of the most beautiful grounds in England’, the number and variety of matches has increased in recent years - with the addition of a limited number of corporate & charity cricket days, private games and representative matches (such as the Women’s Varsity Match, the National Counties and Oxfordshire Cricket Finals) alongside cricket days for the villages that surround the Estate.

Find out more

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Wormsley Cricket Membership

Cricket Membership at Wormsley allows our most loyal friends to enjoy a wide variety of cricket, including access to private games, charity matches and ticketed days, from a designated Members area with refreshment facilities and free parking.

Apply for Cricket Membership

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About Wormsley

Wormsley is a beautiful private estate, first mentioned in official records in 1106, and since 1547 has been home to only two families; the Scropes/Fanes, and the Gettys since 1985. Perfectly situated in the rolling countryside of Buckinghamshire, this hidden jewel is but a stone’s throw from Jct 5 M40, between Stokenchurch and Ibstone. Primarily a private family home, for a limited number of days each year, the Estate is available for private individuals and organisations to hold events such as meetings, conferences, private dining experiences, festivals, corporate days, family days, cricket and country sports days, private parties and weddings. The beauty of the landscape, its traditional Chiltern buildings, roads, gardens & woodlands, also make the Estate an excellent location for commercial TV & Film production.

Learn more

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For more information, visit www.wormsley.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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