A FORMER chairman and president of Dorridge Cricket Club will head to Lord’s this summer as a special guest of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
John Wright, from Dorridge, was voted as an MCC community cricket hero. Wright was recognised for his work as project manager and grounds team volunteer at the club.
And Wright’s reward is an invitation to the home of cricket as a special guest of MCC president Lord Mervyn King.
Wright is one of 11 community cricket heroes identified following a month-long search by MCC and The Cricketer magazine.
Former Dorridge chairman Wright initiated the creation of a second ground and pavilion at the club. This was done to address a shortage of cricket facilities in the region.
He also helped install solar panels and arranged for 200 trees to be planted around the ground.
Wright’s environmental efforts saw Dorridge win the Warwickshire Cricket Foundation’s ‘Tackling Climate Change’ award in 2024.
MCC President, Lord Mervyn King said: “It has been a privilege to be a part of the MCC Community Cricket Heroes campaign and read all about the incredible individuals doing wonderful things for the grassroots game and their communities.
“I am really looking forward to welcoming them all to Lord’s later this year and hearing about all the remarkable work they are doing.”
Editor of The Cricketer, Huw Turbervill added: “Grassroots and community cricket are so important to our readers and the game they love so much, so it’s been wonderful to be involved in this campaign for a number of years now.
“Meeting the heroes and seeing the joy on their faces at Lord’s is very special.”
