CRICKET fans at the Lord's Test have raised more than £1.2 million in the legacy of Ballarat-raised woman Ruth Strauss.
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The wife of former England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss died in Australia with a rare lung cancer, affecting non-smokers, after Christmas in 2018. She was 46 years old.
The Red Test and #RedForRuth movement for day two action has fans and cricketers wearing a splash of red to support Ruth Strauss Foundation, which works to support families across the United Kingdom in which a parent is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
"We're absolutely gobsmacked by the money that we have raised...your generosity is so massively appreciated by us," Strauss told the foundation's social media channels.
"The biggest thanks of you goes to you who have contributed to our cause over the last five days. That money we've raised is going to go and make a huge difference to people going through one of the toughest times of their lives when facing the death of a parent."
Strauss and Ruth have two sons, Sam and Luca, who were aged 13 and 10 when Ruth died.
The foundation also helps to drive more research into non-smoking lung cancer.
IN OTHER NEWS
England hosted India for the Test match at one of the game's most hallowed grounds.
This is the third Red Test, based on a similar concept to Sydney's Pink Test Match, which raises money and awareness for the McGrath Foundation in memory of Australian great Glenn McGrath's wife Jane, who died with breast cancer in 2008.
The first Red Test was against Australia in 2019.
Ruth Strauss, née McDonald, married in Ballarat in 2003, having met in Sydney when he was playing cricket with Mosman for three seasons.
The couple owned a property in Buninyong and was known to host English players at their property during Ashes campaigns.
Red was Ruth's favourite colour.
India defeated England by 151 runs in the Red Test.
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