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Tom Maynard: Bike ride reaches Oval fundraising match | Tom Maynard: Bike ride reaches Oval fundraising match |
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A match between cricketer Tom Maynard's team Surrey and former team-mates at Glamorgan has been played in his memory. | |
Earlier, cricketing figures including Andrew Flintoff and Maynard's father Matthew ended a 150-mile bike ride from Cardiff to London's Kia Oval ground. | |
The 40-over match was in aid of the Tom Maynard Trust. | |
The bike ride was the first event for the trust set up following the 23-year-old's death in June. | The bike ride was the first event for the trust set up following the 23-year-old's death in June. |
Maynard was found dead on a railway track after he was hit by a London Underground train in Wimbledon. | Maynard was found dead on a railway track after he was hit by a London Underground train in Wimbledon. |
His father Matthew, the former England and Glamorgan batsman, was presented with a posthumous county cap before the match by Surrey chairman Richard Thompson. | |
The players all wore shirts with name and numbers in memory of the cricketer. | |
Glamorgan skipper Mark Wallace admitted it had been a difficult occasion. | |
"Today was probably the most upsetting of all the things we've done," he said. | |
"In the direct aftermath of Tom's death people are still in shock and you don't necessarily have that outpouring of emotion." | |
The cycling group set off at 07:00 BST on Monday and stayed at Newbury overnight before arriving at the Oval on Tuesday afternoon. | The cycling group set off at 07:00 BST on Monday and stayed at Newbury overnight before arriving at the Oval on Tuesday afternoon. |
Mr Thompson who will be one of the four trustees, said: "Tom was an incredibly popular young man and the establishment of a trust will ensure that his name will not be forgotten. | |
"It is fitting that the objectives should focus on helping aspiring young cricketers and I am sure that an enormous number of people will benefit in years to come." | "It is fitting that the objectives should focus on helping aspiring young cricketers and I am sure that an enormous number of people will benefit in years to come." |
Tom Maynard had previously played for Glamorgan until his father left his role as the club's coach in 2010. | Tom Maynard had previously played for Glamorgan until his father left his role as the club's coach in 2010. |
Earlier this week, Maynard, a former England and Glamorgan batsman, spoke for the first time since his son's death. | Earlier this week, Maynard, a former England and Glamorgan batsman, spoke for the first time since his son's death. |
He told BBC Wales: "The amount of letters that we've had shows how he turned out as a really great bloke. | He told BBC Wales: "The amount of letters that we've had shows how he turned out as a really great bloke. |
"There can be nothing more rewarding for a parent knowing how your lad's turned out like you hoped them to." | "There can be nothing more rewarding for a parent knowing how your lad's turned out like you hoped them to." |
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