Will Kerr pictured in batting action by Dave Vokes
Hartley Wintney skipper Will Kerr is hoping to raise £2,000 for Leukaemia UK after completing a gruelling schedule which saw him walk a staggering 435 miles over a 50-day period – and left him with a wrecked pair of trainers and two badly blistered feet !
The 20-year old, who opens the batting and keeps wicket for the North Hampshire club, initially planned to raise £500 for the charity, but that figure has soared to £1,800, with Kerr looking to add another £200 and round the final figure up to a tidy £2,000.
“I’ve been totally blown away by the amount of money I’ve raised and the generosity of people with their donations. Having got this far it would be nice to get another into the pot,” he said.
Kerr, who was due to captain Birmingham University in this summer’s Covid-19 cancelled BUCS Championships, explained that he had walked over 12km a day during a seven-week long training schedule and took on a 100km challenge , which he completed in 16 hours.
“I worked it out that, in total, I had walked for 113 hours over a period of 50 days – no wonder I was in so much pain, but the end product was well worth it,” he said.
“It was definitely the hardest thing I’ve ever done. My feet were in agony pretty much start to finish, but it’s the mental side that hits you’d hardest. Hours on end fighting the inner demons, coupled with 49 training days of doubting whether I had it in me. But I got there in the end.”
To make a donation the link is: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/willkerr10
The 20-year old, who opens the batting and keeps wicket for the North Hampshire club, initially planned to raise £500 for the charity, but that figure has soared to £1,800, with Kerr looking to add another £200 and round the final figure up to a tidy £2,000.
“I’ve been totally blown away by the amount of money I’ve raised and the generosity of people with their donations. Having got this far it would be nice to get another into the pot,” he said.
Kerr, who was due to captain Birmingham University in this summer’s Covid-19 cancelled BUCS Championships, explained that he had walked over 12km a day during a seven-week long training schedule and took on a 100km challenge , which he completed in 16 hours.
“I worked it out that, in total, I had walked for 113 hours over a period of 50 days – no wonder I was in so much pain, but the end product was well worth it,” he said.
“It was definitely the hardest thing I’ve ever done. My feet were in agony pretty much start to finish, but it’s the mental side that hits you’d hardest. Hours on end fighting the inner demons, coupled with 49 training days of doubting whether I had it in me. But I got there in the end.”
To make a donation the link is: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/willkerr10
