Cricketers, umpires and spectators will make the trip to the top of Helvellyn for the highest match in England and raise funds for charity.

On Monday, May 20, 22 players, umpires, scorers and spectators will leave Swirls Carpark at 9.30am and climb the 3,126 feet to the summit of Helvellyn for England’s highest cricket match, hopefully starting at 12.

Not only all the people involved need to get up to the top but the stumps, balls, bats, gloves, helmets, a scoreboard, boundary markers and a 120kg plastic mat all of which needs to be carried to the top.

The Helvellyn XI, will be made up of players from Cumbria’s Keswick, Threlkeld, Stainton, Penrith and Ambleside cricket clubs will be playing against the CMTRF Henley XI to raise money for the Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Research Foundation.

CMT is a hereditary condition that progressively damages the peripheral nervous system, particularly the hands, feet, arms and legs.

The failure of the nervous system causes progressive loss and wasting of muscle tissue, which creates significant loss of function in the affected limbs.

On the JustGiving page that has been set up for donations explains why the two groups have come together with the page stating: “We’re a group of friends who have all grown up together.

“Through university, life and work, we’re now split across the country and don’t see each other nearly enough.

“One of the group is John.

“John is everyone’s best friend and one of those people that everyone likes. However, he suffers from a cruel infliction known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

“What started as John tripping over often as a child, has spread to requiring the use of specialist leg braces to walk and significantly reduced function in his hands.

“The disease can take various forms and many other patients suffer some serious pain, fatigue and immobility.

“There’s no cure for CMT, however, the CMT Research Foundation are committed to raising funds to help treat and cure this terrible disease.

“This brings us on to what could we all do to help raise some funds for such an important task.

“As lifelong/tragic cricketers it was agreed that we should host the highest game of cricket in England.

“This won’t just be any cricket game, but the highest altitude game played in England.”

Anyone wanting to attend the game can do so with the groups leaving Swirls Carpark at 9.30am with the game scheduled to begin at 12.

To donate visit the JustGiving page here.