A charity cricket match in the Lake District has raised the most money the organisers have seen in 40 years.
Windermere Taverners Cricket Club took on The Brookside on Wednesday, July 31, hosting an auction at the same time.
As a result of the game and the support of the local community, a grand total of £1,615 was raised, which will go to various organisations in the region.
A spokesperson from the Taverners said: "What an unbelievable night of cricket and fundraising - a very close game of cricket with the Taverners coming out winners on the last ball of the game, with the stand-in-skipper hitting the winning runs to beat a score of 116.
"Thanks to those that helped the Taverners out to raise a team hit by injury, illness and holidays - in 40 years, the amount raised has eclipsed anything raised before on a Wednesday night.
"As a club, we are indebted to the Brookside for all the post match food and our fundraising throughout the season."
The Taverners came to life back in 1984 when two taxi drivers, David Blezard and Sep Coope, were idly discussing the game of cricket.
From that, their idea was to hold a charity match for cricketers over the age of 40 who were past league status but still wanted to be a part of the sport.
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Their first ever match was played against Windermere Grammar School Old Boys, raising £25 - all but £3 of which went to paying for the use of the Rydal pitch.
The team at The Brookside added: "Thank you to all who made this possible, from those who played, to the umpires and scorers, to all the people who joined us back at the pub and helped raise so much money for such a great cause."
After 25 years of existence in 2009, the Windermere Taverners had brought in £125,000, which went towards providing items such as electric beds and wheelchairs, camping equipment for the Girl Guides and football and rugby gear for local clubs.
Last Wednesday proved that the club is still going strong and is, in fact, continuing to reach new heights as it looks towards another four decades of work.
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