On Sunday 5 September colleagues from University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) joined together for their first-ever cricket match raising funds for both hospitals. ROH team captains, Rajpal Nandra (Research Fellow), James Jones (Research Healthcare Technician) UHB team captains Martin Collard (Head Biomedical Scientist) and Deepak Parasuraman- (Consultant Paediatrician) , drummed up some healthy competition between the two hospitals in order to support the events main goal, raising funds for Children & Young People’s Services across the region.

Teams were made up of consultants, physiotherapists, nurses, finance teams and more. Whilst the match was taking place spectators enjoyed the food, drinks and ice-cream available from the local suppliers who kindly supported this event. Face painting stall and garden games were also available for anyone who wanted to pass the time between games.

We would like to say a huge thank you to the following businesses for supporting this event, without whom we would not have raised these vital funds:

 “This is the first event we have been able to support in a safe way despite of the pandemic, so it’s been really special to see people out enjoying themselves whilst supporting both Trusts. It was a great success, we saw engagement from our NHS colleagues, patients, businesses and the public, we couldn’t have asked for anything more. “ Ali Gray – Charity Manager

Thank you to all those to supported the event to make it a success!