After the huge success of last year’s inaugural Summer Solstice game, Sefton Park cricketers will once again be preparing to play a Twenty20 cricket match starting at the crack of dawn on the longest day of the year.
The two teams, made up of cricketers from the South Liverpool club, will set their alarm clocks in time for a scheduled 4.43am start on Tuesday June 21 and will be donning gloves and pads in time for the spectacular sunrise.
The match is scheduled to last for three hours, and Sefton Park CC - known locally as The Shack - expects a small, but hardy, group of supporters to once again be in attendance for the solstice game, which last year was bathed in glorious sunshine.
Robin Surtees, who came up with the scheme, said: “I’ve often been told I miss out on the best part of the day.
“Well, what better way to test this theory than by using every shred of light on the solstice whilst playing cricket!
"The only downside is I have to go to work afterwards!”
Cricket Chairman Stuart Lomas added: “Last year’s game saw a huge amount of media attention focused on the club with a memorable TV appearance on Granada News and being named club of the month in Wisden Cricketer magazine, as well as live coverage of the match on BBC Radio Merseyside.
"In spite of the unorthodox time we hope members of the club and the community will come down to Sefton to enjoy this curious match; one of the quirks which help to make cricket the great game it is.”
The Solstice Cup promises to be a unique event in Liverpool and a celebration of one of Liverpool’s finest sporting institutions.
Founded in 1860, Sefton Park Cricket Club is one of South Liverpool's oldest and most historic clubs and a founder member of the Liverpool and District Competition.
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