TV’s Piers will present new Sussex tea trophy
Piers Morgan has promised to present a new cricket teas trophy live on Good Morning Britain.
The Paul ‘Doughy’ Baker trophy was suggested by Paul Baker himself. He wanted to reward the best cricket tea in Sussex following the re-vote to defeat the proposal to remove the obligation for teams to provide cricket teas.
Baker, who has been involved in the Sussex Cricket
League for 50 years asap layer and an umpire, said he wanted it to be his lasting legacy for the the league.
And after Morgan, along with former England captain Michael Vaughan and commentator Henry Blofeld, were left outraged by the initial vote to remove the provision of cricket teas, Baker thought it was a good idea to get him involved.
He said: “Piers Morgan,
Michael Vaughan and Henry Blofeld were particularly damning in the media so I shall personally invite them all to be involved.
“How wonderful would it be for the trophy to be presented by Piers Morgan live on Good Morning Britain?”
After we posted the story on Twitter - Morgan retweeted us and said: “Done! I’ll present it to the winning Sussex cricket tea-maker live on @GMB. Though I should warn you .. it maybe my mother. She makes incredible teas...”
Baker was pleased with the response. He said: “I am delighted Piers Morgan has agreed to be involved and am looking forward to making his acquaintance.”
Morgan has played for Newick CC in the past and has hosted celebrity games in Sussex.
Baker is well known in Sussex cricketing circles. He played in the league’ s first ever season for Horsham Cricket Cricket Club in 1971. They won the competition in 1976 and Baker retired in 1990.
He is now one of the top umpires.
He said: “I have emailed the SCL website with my offer. The new Paul ‘Doughy’ Baker Trophy will be presented to the SCL club providing the finest teas from 2021 onwards.
“It will be a lasting legacy from me to the SCL. Whilst I was ambivalent regarding the result of the AGM vote, I was horrified at the flawed voting procedure.”
Baker was elected on to the first SCL exec committee having been the Horsham CC delegate for years.