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UK youth cricket and disability sports charity

The Lord's Taverners is a UK youth cricket and disability sports charity. Its charitable objective is to empower and positively impact the lives of young people facing challenges of inequality. Lord's Taverners was founded in 1950 by a group of actors and BBC employees, led by founding Chairman and Martin Boddey and including John Mills, Jack Hawkins, John Snagge, Roy Plomley, Gordon Crier, and Brian Johnston. The founders were inspired by watching cricket from the Lord's Tavern pub in St John's Wood Road, close by Lord's Cricket Ground. The charity's headquarters are located in London, with support in over 50 regions. The Lord's Taverners also benefit from the fundraising activities of Regional Committees and its 5,000 members, many of them work in sport and entertainment. The list includes Sir Michael Parkinson, Sir Alastair Cook, Sir Andrew Strauss, Greg James, Miles Jupp, Dame Tanni Grey Thompson, Jonathan Agnew and Mike Gatting.

The Lord's Taverners was formed in 1950, the week after the West Indies' victory over England in the second Lord's Test Match. Initially, money raised each year was given to the National Playing Fields Association (now known as Fields in Trust) on the recommendation of The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron and 'Twelfth Man' of The Lord's Taverners. The existence of the Lord's Taverners and the involvement of early members can be broadly summarised by the following:"We've all got professional and sporting interests in common. So why not start a club, based at the beloved old tavern here. We can talk about our work and watch the cricket. And we can try to put a few bob back into the game at the same time. "By the time of the first annual dinner in September 1951, the Lord's Taverners had developed a membership programme mirrored in much of the charity's activities today. Within the first year, the membership included Laurence Olivier, Jack Hawkins, Trevor Howard, Tommy Trinder and Richard Attenborough from the acting world, alongside John Arlott, Brian Johnston, FR Brown, AER Gilligan, RC Roberston Glasgow, Rex Alston and Sir Pelham Warner from cricket. The mix of business and cricket continues to be the core of the charity membership, whilst other sports such as golf are also represented. Subsequently, celebrity cricket matches emerged and continue to be one of the core fundraising activities of the Taverners. Teams are a mixture of former Test and County cricketers with stars of stage, screen and sound along with those from other sports. Under the stewardship of former Kent wicketkeeper Derek Ufton, the Taverners hit their first £100,000 target in a season. Under his successor John Price, the charity now exceeds this figure each year. There are now 50 regions, fundraising entities in their own right, who collectively raise over £1m per year. Brian Johnston Memorial Trust a trust fund set up in memory of the late broadcaster Brian Johnston. The trust supports the ECB spin bowling programme, visually impaired young cricketers, and provides scholarships for young male and female cricketers who are in genuine financial need. Girls' Cricket the Lady Taverners U13 and U15 indoor (schools) and outdoor (clubs) girls' cricket competitions have given over 110,000 girls the opportunity to enjoy competitive cricket providing a framework to play at an informal and more competitive level. Almost half of the current England Women's Squad have developed through the competitions including Heather Knight, Anya Shrubsole and Sarah Taylor. Awards recognising cricketing achievement by young players. There are three awards for young people under the age of 18: The Centurions Award which recognises a batsman scoring their first hundred; The Five Fer Award which recognises a player taking their first five wicket haul; The Captain's Award for someone who has demonstrated great leadership over the course of a season.

Table Cricket played on a table tennis table, Table Cricket is an adaptive form of cricket enabling young people with physical and learning disabilities to take part in the sport with regional competitions culminating in a finals day every year at the Nursery Pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground. Disability Cricket Championships the Lord's Taverners Disability Cricket Championships (LTDCC) is a regular year round competition and coaching programme for 1,000 disabled young people across 16 London boroughs, supported by the Berkeley Foundation.

Accessible Minibuses providing accessible transport to schools and organisations (specially adapted minibuses) for young people with disabilities since 1976. Wheelchair Sports contributions to the development of junior wheelchair basketball, support for the U19 Boccia Championships, and the donation of sports wheelchairs to disabled young people. Disability Play Spaces providing grants for sensory rooms and equipment and outdoor play spaces for children with severe learning and physical disabilities, sensory impairment and autism. Disability Cricket Resources in partnership with the ECB, investment has been made in a wide range of resources to give support amongst coaches within disability cricket.

The Lord's Taverners kit recycling programme equips UK clubs and developing nations with kit donated by manufacturers, clubs and members of the public.

UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a key figure in the formation of the Lady Taverners. Traditionally, each Prime Minister has been made a member of the Lord's Taverners. As a result of Thatcher's electoral victory in 1979, the Honorary Lady Taverners were formed. In early 1980, David Evans invited Thatcher to become the first Honorary Lady Taverner. Thatcher became a Lady Taverner alongside twenty three other ladies, invited by then Lord's Taverners president Eric Morecambe. They were ladies who had helped at cricket matches and those who had organised a tombola at the President's Ball, including Ann Barrington, Anne Subba Row, Heyhoe Flint, Marjorie Gover, Judith Chalmers, Betty Surridge and Joan Morecambe.