Day For Thorpey

A Day For Thorpey celebrates the life of late England cricketer MBE. Taking place at the Kia Oval on 19 June on day 3 of the test between the and England and New Zealand men’s cricket teams, the day raised awareness of mental health and funds for our cricket programme “Thorpey’s Bat and Chat”. There is still time to continue this legacy throughout the year and beyond.

Get involved

Whether you’re attending the game or cheering from afar, you can get involved by entering our prize draw, buying a limited 2026 edition of the “Day for Thorpey” headband. You can donate by text by texting the message TWENTY, TEN or FIVE to 70255 to donate £20, £10 or £5.

(You must be over 16 or over and have the bill payer’s permission. Each message to this number costs either £20, £10, or £5, plus your standard network message charge based on your service provider rates.)

Get involved with Day for Thorpey

Get your exclusive 2026 headband

Pay tribute to Graham by recreating his iconic look through a limited edition, 2026 design of the Day For Thorpey white towelling headband.

Get your Day For Thorpey Club Pack

Coming soon. Bring Day for Thorpey to your cricket club. The Club pack is designed to help encourage conversations about mental health whilst raising vital funds. It also includes 22 Day for Thorpey headbands, resources and posters to get you started and 2 vouchers for our Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity training for your coaches or committee members.

Organise your own cricket fundraiser

Play cricket, connect with friends and raise money to support better mental health. Check out our cricket fundraising ideas and turn your passion for the sport into something life-changing.

Donate now

Every donation to A Day for Thorpey will raise awareness of mental health, and help fund our cricket programme “Thorpey’s Bat and Chat”.

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We want to celebrate Graham and his memory, as well as remove some of the stigma around mental health, especially for men. Thorpey's Bat and Chat will help to do just this.

- Amanda Thorpe

How we're making a difference

Funds raised from the inaugural Day for Thorpey in 2025 funded 10 local Minds to deliver our “Thorpey’s Bat and Chat” programme.

The programme runs over 12 weeks and is designed to support and improve mental wellbeing through playing cricket in a supportive and friendly group.

We’re hoping to be able to fund more Thorpey’s Bat and Chat programmes with the funds raised through Day For Thorpey.

Find out more about joining Bat & Chat