Piers Morgan chips in £1,000 to help cricket ace fly from his wedding to Lord’s by helicopter

CRICKET fan Piers Morgan has chipped in £1,000 to help a bridegroom pay for a private helicopter so he can play at Lord’s the day after his wedding. Team captain Peter Melhuish, 32, was delighted when his side Blackheath CC won a place in the Cawston Press Village Cup final. Piers Morgan has chipped in £1,000 to help a bridegroom pay for a private helicopter so he can play at Lord’s the day after his wedding Credit: Alamy Team captain Peter Melhuish, pictured with Izzy Upton, was delighted when his side Blackheath CC won a place in the Cawston Press Village Cup final Credit: WNS But the match is to be held at the North West London ground the day after Peter marries 32-year-old Izzy Upton 240 miles away in Abergele, North Wales. The five-hour road trip would mean a 5am taxi for next Sunday’s 11am start. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! But a £10,000 flight would be about an hour. Piers, also a village cricketer, said: “I’m glad you will now be living my dream. Good luck.” Read More on PIERS MORGAN Peter, from Guildford, Surrey, said: “It’d be amazing if we can pull something together.” “The only other way is a 5am taxi down from the wedding which wouldn’t be much fun. “It’s amazing how the club are pulling together and helping us with it. “It’s really nice to have that support from them. Most read in The Sun Peter said: ‘It’s amazing how the club are pulling together and helping us with it’ Credit: WNS Peter said bride-to-be Izzy had been ‘great’ despite the potential changes to their plans on September 6 Credit: WNS Peter said bride-to-be Izzy had been “great” despite the potential changes to their plans on September 6. “We’ve been organising the wedding for well over a year so the fixtures for the Village Cup hadn’t even come out when we started organising it. “She’s been really supportive and very understanding of how much it means, not just to me but the club too.” Comment now