Tattenhall Cricket Club Chairman shortlisted for the Cricketer Magazine Community Champion 2017

Alex Sandland, chairman of Tattenhall Cricket Club, has been shortlisted for the 2017 Community Champion by The Cricketer magazine ( see June 2017 edition).

The citation reads: "As chairman of Tattenhall CC, Alex truly put the club on the map. From a village club of modest stature and aspirations, Tattenhall is now not only competitive in the Cheshire County Cricket League, but the club has also played host to a Lashings XI, which drew over 1000 spectators, a three-day minor counties game, and this summer will be hosting games from the Learning Disabilities Tri-Series between England, Australia and South Africa."

Alex's nomination comes courtesy of current first XI captain, Stuart Sadler. "Alex was my first senior captain when I joined the 3rd team," Stuart said. "It was around this time I was struggling with school, and had little to no confidence about myself. Alex was always at the end of the phone for me, he always knew how to instil belief in me and now become a close friend."

The core of the club's success, Alex says, is creating an environment in which people just want to keep coming back to play. "We've got one member who comes back from London every weekend, just to play cricket for Tattenhall!"

Well done Alex, great achievement.