Friends of murder victim Dean Evans are holding a second charity cricket match in his memory this Sunday, following last year’s turnout.

The tragic death of 25-year-old Pembroke man Dean — affectionately known as Bevsey — on August 12th, 2006, shook the community to its core.

The popular figure was brutally assaulted as he walked home from a night out with his girlfriend, leaving the many people who knew and loved him in disbelief.

On the first anniversary of his death, friends of Dean at Stackpole and Bosherston Cricket Club — proudly calling themselves Bevsey’s Boys — organised a memorial cricket match between themselves and cricketers from the club.

Inspired by the support shown by people in the community, friends decided to make it an annual event and plans for the the second memorial match on Sunday, August 10th, are well on the way, with donations going to a local cause.

This year, Dean’s family and friends were inspired to help a sick girl’s dreams come true by fundraising to send five-year-old Hirchsprungs disease sufferer, Emily Jones, to see the F1 British Grand Prix.

“Emily has problems with her bowel and she is in and out of hospital every week,” said said a friend of Dean’s family, Nikki MacKay.

“This is an opportunity for us to do something positive in Dean’s memory.”

She added: “Emily’s mum said she couldn’t believe that people were doing all this for her daughter.”

As well as the match — during which Bevsey’s Boys will be wearing specially printed T-shirts —there will also be a bar, barbecue, auction and raffle. People at the event, which starts at 1pm, are also invited to release helium balloons with messages to Dean attached or purchase wristbands in his memory.

Nikki, who has been one of the main driving forces behind the event, said: “It’s taken a lot of organising but Dean is with me every step of the way and this is our way of keeping his memory alive.”