The David Holmes Cricket Cup 2025

Posted by June Heath on 02 September 2025

The August bank holiday dawned bright and sunny, heralding the day of the 16th annual David Holmes Cricket Cup, in aid of RNOH Charity. This year saw Slytherin beat Gryffindor by 51 runs, levelling the series to 8-8! Thank you to everyone who supported this exciting event and bought raffle tickets. You can catch the action on the David Holmes Cricket Cup YouTube channel. The event raffle was very popular and we thank everyone who bought tickets to be in with a chance of grabbing some truly great prizes. David announced the names of the lucky winners and here they are. Bring on 2026!

First prize:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Framed Poster - signed by Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Felton and Rupert Grint

Winner – Dionne Reynolds

Second prize:

Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone, Paperback - signed by Daniel Radcliffe, 2025 Team Gryffindor Cricket Shirt & Cap and Gryffindor Stationery Set

Winner – Glenn McKee

Third prize:

Tom Felton, Beyond the Wand, Hardback - signed by Tom Felton, 2025 Team Slytherin Cricket Shirt & Cap and Slytherin Stationery Set

Winner – Colin Hankinson

Fourth prize:

The Boy Who Lived: David Holmes Documentary Poster - signed by Daniel Radcliffe, Director Dan Hartley and Editor Kevin Konak

Winner – Bex Wilkinson

Fifth prize:

RNOH Charity Ocean bottle, teddy, special porcelain buttercup plus Slytherin & Gryffindor Stationery Sets

Winner – Raluca Stroe

Congratulations to all the winners. RNOH Charity will contact you directly to arrange delivery of your prizes. We hope you enjoy them!

Thank you to everyone who took part. We’re really grateful for your support and will announce how much has been raised by the cricket cup this year as soon as we’ve finished counting!