Secure your seat in the Hadlee Pavilion Miles Partner Lounge to enjoy an evening of hospitality and cricketing entertainment. On Sunday December 8th the BetterMan and Movember charities will be putting forward their teams in an epic clash under lights at Hagley Oval.

Captained by Canterbury sports legends Todd Astle and Kieran Read, both sides will be filled with former and current sports stars, well known personalities and local cricket fans, ensuring an evening of good fun and sporting rivalry all in support of a great cause.

Your ticket includes entry into the Hadlee Pavilion, a beverage on arrival thanks to Speight's, light catering, a half-time Q&A with special guests emceed by the ACC, a charity auction, post-match debrief with the captains and more.

All funds raised will go towards BetterMan giving back to sport in the Christchurch region via delivering wellbeing workshops to sports clubs and athletes (more info below).

Approximate event timings:

4.30pm - Hospitality opens, food and beverage available

5.00pm - T20 match starts

6.30pm - Innings break and guest speakers

7.00pm - T20 match resumes

8.30pm - Match finishes

9.00pm - Post-match speeches

*** Rain, hail or shine - the pavilion festivities will go ahead ***

What we're raising money for:

“We need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” - Desmond Tutu.

The mental health stats for the youth of New Zealand are bad. Really bad.

At BetterMan we want to give people information and tools so they don’t fall in the river in the first place.

We do this by taking the best parts from team sport - the fun, the games, the connection and camaraderie. We then combine this with our knowledge of positive psychology - an evidence-based, science-backed field that studies wellbeing and how a person can live optimally.

We’ve tailored a programme called the Better Self Blueprint and want to share this with young (and older...) club athletes - men and women. Having been part of sports clubs we know they don't have the resources to fund this important work. Your contribution is vital in helping us to equip them with tools to thrive - not only with the stresses and pressures of sport, but more importantly help them cope with the ups and downs of life.

Want to help us make that vision a reality? Get yourself a ticket now.