Two men stand smiling at the camera. On the left, Richard has short grey hair and glasses, wearing a dark blue top with red logo and dark blue trousers. On the right, Justin has dark hair and wears cricket whites with a red logo. Behind them is a cricket pavilion behind a white picket fence, with a clock and scoreboard to the right.>

CFT Charity Cricket Match at Goodwood - Sunday 1 September

News 13 Aug 2024

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Gates open 1.30pm, match starts at 2.30pm (expected to finish by 6pm)
Free

Anyone for cricket?! A special CFT match will be taking place on Sunday 1 September at Goodwood’s stunning and historic cricket ground. Come along and watch for a free family day out in (hopefully) beautiful September sunshine*.

We’ve invited lots of special guests from shows past and present to make up the Visitors Team and our very own Artistic Director, Justin Audibert, will be captaining the CFT crew. Check back nearer the time to see the full line-up.

This is a free event so we encourage friends and families to come with rugs and chairs for a very jolly afternoon! You’ll find a marquee selling delicious cakes, ice-creams, teas, coffees and soft drinks to keep everyone refreshed but you’ve very welcome to bring a picnic too.

Goodwood Cricket Map

Justin has dark hair and stands sideways to the camera, smiling. He wears cricket whites and holds a bat in his hands as though preparing to receive a ball. He's standing on grass and behind him is a cricket pavilion with a white fence.
Justin Audibert at Goodwood Cricket Club.

 There’ll also be a chance to enter a fabulous competition to win a night at Goodwood Hotel, lunch at Farmer, Butcher, Chef and a pair of tickets to the press night of Redlands.

Cricket is the oldest of the sports played at Goodwood, having been played there since at least 1702, and has been supported by all the Dukes of Richmond. There have been regular cricket teams at Chichester Festival Theatre over the years too; famously, the director Sam Mendes (the colour photograph below) owed his first job at Chichester to his prowess at the game!

A black and white photo of a cricket team. A group of players dressed in white sports gear, some with baseball caps, one row standing behind another row sitting on the grass. There are some signatures on the photo.
Chichester Festival Theatre cricket team 1985 Image: Jeannie Brook Barnett
Four cricket players dressed in white stand in the sunshine, some looking toward the camera and some to side. In the centre is a young man with short dark hair looking into the distance.
Sam Mendes (front right), Bill Bray, Paddy Mirams at CFT cricket match 1988. Image: Amanda Mirams

Sam Mendes is one of the patrons of CFT’s fundraising appeal for The Nest, a new 120-seat studio theatre created to be a vibrant hub for talent development and innovative and community performances. All funds raised from the cricket match will contribute to The Nest Appeal.

 Getting to Goodwood:
The car park opens at 1pm, the match starts at 2.30pm, with tea at 4pm and ends around 6pm. You can find a map on this webpage. Please use PO18 0QB for Satnav. This will take you to the gates by the Goodwood Hotel or what3words app locator: forehand.span.hoaxes for precise car parking location. Parking is accessed by driving up New Barn Hill to Gate 1, opposite the Farm entrance, with spaces available for Blue Badge holders. Marshalls will be in place to help guide traffic.

* In case of rain, please check the website or our social media for arrangements.

A view of Goodwood Cricket Club from the Pavilion, with a wide expanse of lawn, a flag pole, a large tree to the right and marquees in the distance.
Goodwood Cricket ground

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