Friends, challenges come in all forms. For village cricketers surviving the first ball of their innings, bowling just short of a length (ahem, Keith Greenwood...) or collecting a steepling catch off a batsman 'in nick' represent fine examples. Climbing a mountain is another...

Young William Morris takes on Kilimanjaro next February together with a group of his fellow employees. This is not a trivial task, although clearly not as hard as the Nutters 42 mile walk along the South Downs in 2015... (just teasing, WML!).

The cause is a fine one. Will's team and business are aiming to raise £50,000 in sponsorship for Unicef.

Our club website is not normally an outlet to raise the profile of personal challenges. However, in this case, Nuthurst Cricket Club will feature....

Our beloved club flag will be stowed in Will's ruck sack and will be taken to the peak of Kili and photographed. How the history of our club will be enriched... how many of the Nutters have been to Tanzania?!

By way of thanks to Will for this thoughtful and upbeat gesture, yours truly volunteered to post a story to raise attention to his feat (noting that they will be sore... get it... nice penmanship JW) and to offer up his fund raising site for support.

Click this link for Will Morris's fund raising page

Will has promised to send me a brief report and the photographs when he returns from the trek / climb in February. He leaves on 5th and returns on 14th.

Everyone at Nuthurst Cricket Club sends him their very best wishes for a successful and safe ascent and descent. Remember, Will, you have winter nets upon your return and your club expects returns from your altitude training!