Gloucestershire Cricket Board

ECB and LV= General Insurance launch #Funds4Runs

As COVID-19 continues to impact us all, LV= General Insurance and the ECB have partnered to bring to life a £1million fund – #Funds4Runs. What is #Funds4Runs? #Funds4Runs provides financial support across the grassroots cricket community, giving free cricket places...

2021 club registration for All Stars & Dynamos Cricket now open

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have released an update surrounding National Programmes, All Stars and Dynamos Cricket, which encourages clubs to register their 2021 programmes. After limited delivery of All Stars Cricket and the cancellation of Dynamos...

COVID-19 update on cricket in England and Wales

Following recent Government announcements, the ECB have released the following statement. This statement applies to changes in England following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 4 January of new national lockdown restrictions. Wales continues to remain in a...

Tributes paid to Bristol cricket stalwart Phil Bush

TRIBUTES have been paid to Phil Bush, a stalwart of the Bristol club cricket scene who has died at the age of 73. Phil (pictured far right) was an officer of the Bristol Youth League for 30 years before stepping down 12 months ago because of ill health, but he...

Khan becomes Urban Development Officer

The Gloucestershire Cricket Board are delighted to announce how Masoor Khan has become the GCB's Urban Development Officer. Masoor has been with the GCB since October 2014 where he began as a part-time community coach before turning full-time in 2016. Since then...

Enter: 2021 Women’s and Girls Competitions

Clubs can now enter our 2021 Women's and Girls Competitions, including, Women's Hard and Soft Ball and U9, U11, U13 and U15 Competitions for Girls. After 2020, a summer full of uncertainty, we are delighted to see the return of all Women’s and Girls competitions in a...

ECB Update COVID-19 Guidance for Cricket Indoors

On Tuesday 8th December, the ECB released a third version of the Guidance Document for Indoor Cricket. Indoor Guidance – Key Headlines Youth and disability sports can take place indoors across all tiers in groups. There are no group size restrictions on U18s (up to a...

Slade lands Community Coach role, while Butt joins as Apprentice

The GCB are delighted to announce Kieran Slade has moved into a full time Community Coach role after graduating from the Coach Core Apprenticeship Programme and to welcome Shazil Butt, who joins the GCB as our new apprentice. Kieran was our first ever ‘Apprentice’ to...

GCB awarded Project of the Year at Chance to Shine Awards

Chance to Shine Street Project at Easton in Bristol was recognised with top award for giving young people a fun and accessible opportunity to make friends and learn new skills. The Chance to Shine Awards moved online for the very first time as the charity hosted its...

Enter: 2021 Gloucestershire Youth Cricket League U11, U13 & U15 plus U16 & U19 T20’s

Clubs can now enter our 2021 Youth Cricket Competitions, the Gray-Nicolls Gloucestershire Youth Cricket League at U11, U13 & U15 and the Marsh U16 and Stuart Turner U19 T20 Competitions. We’re delighted that the Gloucestershire Youth Cricket League will return in...