The 2027 Challenge · Saturday 20 February 2027 · PowerPlay RH1, Redhill

Batting against Parkinson's

Q: How can I take part?

Register your interest on the online form, and once your slot is confirmed you donate your slot fee on JustGiving. An adult slot is £30 for 24 balls, a junior slot is £15 for 12 balls, and a club team slot is £120 for four batters. All ages and abilities are welcome.

Your ability is not governed by your disability.

A cricketer living with Parkinson's. A twelve-hour net relay. Three thousand runs, and one target: five thousand pounds for Parkinson's UK.

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Hours, non-stop

3,000

Runs targeted

£5,000

For Parkinson's UK

20 Feb

2027, Redhill

The Story

One bat, against the odds

Batting Against Parkinson's is a 12-hour cricket net relay raising money for Parkinson's UK, founded by Daryn Potgieter, a cricketer living with Parkinson's.

Daryn was diagnosed with Parkinson's. He didn't stop batting. He opens the batting for Surrey's county disability side. His hands don't always do what he asks of them, and yet there he is, walking out to face the bowling. The scoreboard doesn't care about a diagnosis. It just counts the runs.

Batting Against Parkinson's turns that fight into something bigger than one person. It is a day built for everyone, a chance for a whole community to score runs against a condition that around 166,000 people in the UK live with, and that is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.

This is the permanent home of the campaign. It grows year on year. The 2027 challenge is where it begins.

When I'm padded up and facing the bowler, I'm calm, mentally free from Parkinson's. I'm lucid, fluid in motion, and by all outside appearances I look normal. Daryn Potgieter, Founder

Officially backed by Parkinson's UK

Parkinson's UK are behind the event. Every pound raised goes to them through JustGiving, funding the research, nurses and support lines that people living with Parkinson's rely on every day.

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We want to say a massive thank you to Daryn for organising Batting Against Parkinson's. Around 166,000 people in the UK are living with Parkinson's, and it's the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. We rely on brilliant independent fundraisers like Daryn to help us fund our vital work. This 12-hour cricket marathon is a brilliant, creative initiative, and we are so grateful for his continued, tireless support. Neil Flack, Community Fundraiser for London, Parkinson's UK · 7 July 2026

The Event

Twelve hours. One net. A relay that never stops.

On Saturday 20 February 2027, at PowerPlay RH1 in Redhill, Surrey, the net stays live for twelve straight hours.

Daryn anchors two overs at the top of every hour. In between, a relay of club cricketers, disability players, juniors, women's teams and cricket creators keeps the net alive the rest of the time. Every run scored by anyone, all day, lands on one live tracker climbing towards three thousand.

The whole day is streamed live on the Odyssey Camp & Co YouTube channel, with the run total and the donation link on screen throughout, so anyone anywhere can follow the count and chip in as it climbs.

At a glance

Saturday 20 February 2027 PowerPlay RH1, Redhill, Surrey 12-hour continuous net relay 3,000-run target £5,000 for Parkinson's UK Live streamed all day All ages, all abilities welcome

Full address, directions and parking are on the PowerPlay RH1 site.

Take Part

Grab a slot in the net

You don't need to be a good cricketer. You just need to fancy a go. Every ball you face adds to the total.

Slot	Donation	What you get
Adult	£30	24 balls in the net
Junior (under 16)	£15	12 balls in the net
Club team	£120	Four batters, 24 balls each, on the inter-club leaderboard

All skill levels and abilities are welcome. If you have any access requirements for reaching the venue or taking part, get in touch and the team will make it work.

How to book your slot

Register your interest on the form. It takes a minute and holds your place in the queue.
Once your slot is confirmed, you will be pointed to the JustGiving page.
Donate your slot fee on JustGiving with the message "Batting slot booking" and your name.
That's it. Your slot is confirmed and your donation goes straight to Parkinson's UK.

Can't bat? Back the ones who do.

Every pound goes straight to Parkinson's UK

You don't have to pick up a bat, and you don't have to follow cricket. Donations are open to everyone. Every run needs backing, and every donation funds Parkinson's research, roughly a pound-fifty for every run we score.

Donate on JustGiving

The Donate button takes you to our JustGiving page, where you can see the live running total and add 25 percent with Gift Aid at no extra cost. Every penny goes straight to Parkinson's UK. We never handle any money.

Get Involved

Clubs and business pledges

Clubs and businesses can pledge donations to help make the day happen, and there is real visibility in it. Donations are open to everyone.

Your business, on camera all day

There is branded space behind the batsman that stays on camera for the full twelve hours of the live stream, with supporter shout-outs called out through the day. A business can join the challenge with a pledge, put its name to a scoring zone, or match the milestones as the run total climbs.

We handle no money. Every pledge and donation is collected through the JustGiving link and goes directly to Parkinson's UK. Nothing flows through the event or through Odyssey Camp & Co, which keeps the whole day clear of any tax or money-handling implications.

Come down. Film your own.

You are welcome to come to the venue on the day. If you want to record your own promotional content while you are there, there is a branded backdrop and a live audience to film against, so it works both ways.

If your business would like to get involved, email CustomerService@odysseycampco.store and the full details will come straight back to you.

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Wear It

Back it with the shirt

The official range lives on Odyssey Camp & Co, the cricket brand behind the challenge.

The Batting Against Parkinson's Tee

The official awareness shirt. The silver ribbon, the wordmark, the story on your chest.

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Cricket T-Shirts

Garment-dyed tees for people who love the game and a quiet joke told well.

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Cricket Gifts

For the cricketer in your life. Original, well made, and never generic.

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Odyssey Camp & Co is Daryn's own cricket brand. Shop purchases support the brand behind the campaign. Charity donations are kept entirely separate and go to Parkinson's UK through JustGiving.

Questions

Answers

What is Batting Against Parkinson's?

It is a 12-hour continuous cricket net relay raising money for Parkinson's UK, founded by Daryn Potgieter, a cricketer living with Parkinson's. It takes place on Saturday 20 February 2027 at PowerPlay RH1 in Redhill, Surrey, targeting 3,000 runs and £5,000 for Parkinson's UK.

How can I take part?

Register your interest on the form, and once your slot is confirmed you donate your slot fee on JustGiving. An adult slot is £30 for 24 balls, a junior slot is £15 for 12 balls, and a club team slot is £120 for four batters. All ages and abilities are welcome.

Where does the money go?

Every donation goes directly to Parkinson's UK through JustGiving. Parkinson's UK are officially behind the event. Charity donations are kept entirely separate from any retail sales by Odyssey Camp & Co.

Do I need to be good at cricket to join in?

No. You do not need any cricket experience. Every ball you face adds to the total, and all skill levels and abilities are welcome. If you have access requirements, the team will help make it work.