OUR PATRONS
JONATHAN AGNEW MBE
BBC TMS lead presenter Jonathan Agnew, better known as ‘Aggers’, is the voice of cricket on the radio having joined the BBC Test Match Special team in 1991. Formerly a first class cricketer for Leicestershire, and capped for England Test and One Day teams, Aggers was a founding patron of the charity when it was launched in 2011.
HEATHER KNIGHT OBE
World Cup winning England captain Heather Knight is an all-rounder who made her international debut in 2010. She became captain in 2016 and lifted the Women’s World Cup at Lord’s a year later. Heather has visited Rwanda a number of times to coach cricket and became a patron of the charity in 2014.
Brian Lara
West Indian cricketer Brian Lara is one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He still holds numerous records, including highest individual score in a Test match (400 not out) and highest individual score in a first class match (501 not out). He visited Rwanda in 2009 and was a founding patron of the charity when it set up in 2011.
EBONY RAINFORD-BRENT
Director of Surrey Women’s Cricket Ebony Rainford-Brent is a broadcaster and podcaster, as well as being a World Cup winner. After captaining Surrey women and playing for England, she retired in 2011 and worked for cricket charity Lord’s Taverners. Ebony became a patron of Cricket Builds Hope in 2018.
SAM BILLINGS
Wicketkeeper batsman Sam Billings is the captain of the Oval Invincibles - the most successful Hundred team ever - and an England international in Test, One Day and T20 formats. He became a patron of Cricket Builds Hope in 2017 after playing in the inaugural Cricket Builds Hope tournament at the Gahanga Cricket Stadium in Kigali.
MAKHAYA NTINI
Retired South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini is one of the country’s best loved sportsmen. He was the first black cricketer to play for South Africa, and reached a hundred Tests. He travelled to Rwanda in 2015 for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Gahanga Cricket Stadium and became a patron of the charity shortly afterwards.
OUR TRUSTEES
alan sendorek
Alan became the chair of CBH in 2025, having co-founded the charity in 2011. He is a communications and corporate reputation expert who has worked in politics, sport and private equity. He previously worked for QPR FC on their new stadium and training ground projects and as a Special Adviser to David Cameron in 10 Downing Street and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
GRAEME LOTEN
Graeme is a retired diplomat, who served as British Ambassador to Rwanda and Burundi from 1998-2001. He is the Treasurer of CBH.
ED Pearson
Ed became a trustee in 2024 having served as as Project Director for RCSF between 2013 and 2015 and has also worked as a teacher. He is now Director of a learning design company based in Cambridge. He is passionate about harnessing the power of sport as a tool for development.
John McCreery
John is a former management consultant in the energy sector. He has been a trustee since 2023 and CBH combines a life long passion for cricket and using sport for development.