As the national children’s cricket charity Chance to Shine turns 15 years old, it is announcing today (Thursday 21 May) that it has delivered coaching to its five millionth child. Nine-year-old Yunis Omar attends Percy Shurmer Academy in Birmingham and, alongside his...

The Gloucestershire Cricket Board has joined the campaign to celebrate over 200 cricket initiatives across the game in support of the nation during COVID-19 An emotional short film, narrated by cricket fan Stephen Fry, pays tribute to the response of the cricket...

Due to these unprecedented times, decisions have had to made by local cricket leagues for the 2020 season. Led by the three County Cricket Boards in the West of England (Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire), a united approach has been taken. The West of England...

This guidance is provided to support the advice of government and medical experts, as well as to offer practical guidance to players and clubs on the steps they should take to remain safe whilst undertaking exercise in an outdoor cricket club environment. Furthermore,...

The Association of Cricket Officials have launched of three, free of charge, online courses for anyone involved in cricket.  In addition, scorers can follow Sue Drinkwater’s series of live scoring demonstrations on a range of topics over on YouTube. The ECB ACO online...

Crowdfunder and Sport England have teamed up to make £1 million of match funding available to help the sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing coronavirus crisis. This investment aims to help community sport and physical activity organisations who are...

We know that it is going to be tricky to keep pupils/your children active during this period, but we also know that it is vital to do so to support children's physical and mental wellbeing. Chance to Shine have brilliant, free to access and key stage specific...

GMA produce Online Cricket Grounds Maintenance Course & Back to Play Webinar to upskill and support Club groundskeepers and their teams/helpers. Online Level 1 Cricket Grounds Maintenance The Grounds Management Association (GMA) have a range of training courses...

Following the Government broadcast on the evening of Monday 16th March, the Gloucestershire Cricket Board have received enquiries from the cricket community regarding the latest ECB position on Coronavirus, particularly in relation to the upcoming playing season. ...

Participants of the Frenchay Falcons, a Lord’s Taverners Super 1s Hub, received a surprise parcel containing a bat and ball from Martin Berrill Sports as Wesport redirect funding. As the suspension of cricket due to Covid-19 was implemented, the remaining Frenchay...