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Perhaps the change of name from Gamechanger Fund to the less memorable Building Belonging in Cricket Fund was down to a realisation it may not by quite so, er, gamechanging.  So does anyone have a spare £850 million?  If you haven’t already,  please like, comment or share to help save some clubs*  It’s getting noticed.Continue reading “Latest update”

Please help put insecure cricket-ground tenure on the agenda Earlier in the week than usual, today’s Latest update brings you just one piece of news.  We’re making a co-ordinated LinkedIn push around an issue that will affect many clubs directly (and many more indirectly) over the next decade: insecure tenure and access to the groundsContinue reading “You cannot build cricket capacity by losing cricket grounds”

This article first appeared in the February 2025 edition of The Cricketer magazine based on the Network’s Clubs’ Big Survey conducted over the previous autumn. At the time, one of the most extensive, in-depth, pieces of research with recreational club leaders. Club cricket in England and Wales is at a watershed. As many clubs deliverContinue reading “Our Survey says………”

Unsurprisingly, over 80% of Network members say funding and finance issues are amongst their highest priorities. And, within that number, nearly 50% say they are planning significant facilities investment in the near future. So what do we know: Sport England is no longer interested in clubs as a strategic priority unless they are delivering ‘activity’Continue reading “Do you need to invest in new facilities?”

For all the talk of “the game” as a single entity, it seems there’s a multiplicity of silos: elite vs community, counties vs boards vs leagues, pathway vs participation. The proposition tested in this Cricket Research Network webinar sees more than a cosmetic problem. It is a problem of leadership. County and recreational cricket shareContinue reading “Build it and they will come…….won’t they?”

As we see in the results of the Sources of Revenue Survey in images, (ranking revenue sources by income band) very few clubs thrive mainly on the basis of membership subscriptions and match fees. In any case, cricket objectives dependent on recruitment and retention of players means spreading the considerable costs of playing beyond the playersContinue reading “Where is your revenue generated?”

Club cricket in England and Wales is at a watershed. As many clubs deliver on past participation and growth strategies, the ECB appears ready to walk away from further material support as the big challenges to clubs’ ability to thrive in future get too hot – and potentially expensive – to handle. The Cricket ClubContinue reading “The state we’re in: club cricket at a tipping point”

The website Members’ Portal was launched in 2023 and over 600 members have already registered. All you need to do: 3. Then simply register for access to the Portal here at the same time as completing the survey You will get acknowledgement but your registration still needs to be approved.  It says within 24-48 hoursContinue reading “Members’ Portal live”

This is the final version of an article in the June edition of The Cricketer. It concludes a series of articles – you can find using the back tab at the bottom of this and previous pages – reflecting Network discussions on current critical issues suggesting the club game is at a tipping point. Recreational cricketContinue reading “The state we’re in”