Cricketers at Sefton Park are attempting to prove they are early risers by celebrating the club's 150th anniversary and the Summer Solstice in bizarre fashion - with a 20/20 match at the crack of dawn.
The two teams, made up of cricketers from the club, are setting their alarm clocks in time for a 4.43am start and donning their gloves and pads in time for sunrise.
The match is scheduled to last for four hours, with the club expecting a small, but hardy, group of supporters to be in attendance for the solstice game.
And the club believes that this is the first time a match of this sort will have been played in Liverpool.
Robin Surtees, who came up with the scheme said: " I have 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 while playing cricket.
"The only downside is I have to go to work afterwards."
Third Team Captain, Robin Brown, said that they hoped the event would raise awareness of the great ground and facilities at Sefton.
He said: "Playing cricket is certainly about playing to the best of our abilities.
"But above all it's about having fun, and public events like the Solstice Cup are certainly what cricket is all about for the club."
Cricket Chairman Stuart Lomas added: “Sefton Park CC is now in its 150th year and has played on this ground since 1876 yet this game will be completed earlier in the day than any other played in its history will have started.
"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.”
Other events planned in the club's 150th anniversary year include Summer Ball on 25 June, club barbecue on 9 July, a visit by the touring MCC side on 15 August and an end-of-season dinner with Derek Underwood on 24 September.
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