South Oxfordshire Amateurs, the county's premier wandering club, have set up a charity for the benefit of young players.

The charity aims to fund cricketers aged 25 or under, particularly for the club's annual western tour and occasional trips abroad.

Those wishing to contribute should send a cheque, made out to the South Oxfordshire Amateurs Youth Cricket Sports Charity, to Myles Hedges at West View, Winslow Road, Nash, Bucks MK19 0EJ 9.

At the club's annual dinner in Standlake, Howard Wood was named the new president, with Den Harvey – the Oxford University Press groundsman – as president- elect.