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Cricketers' Trust

Impact Report 2021-2025: A Five-Year Review

The Cricketers' Trust is the welfare charity for current and former professional cricketers and their families in England and Wales. Over five years (2021-2025), £1.05m was spent on support — including £489k on mental health — for 239 players across all 18 Professional Counties. Demand has grown significantly with therapy sessions rising 33% in 2025. The Trust supported Graham Thorpe's family following his crisis in 2022, and provides a 24/7 confidential helpline. Over 350 academy and professional players per year receive preventative mental health workshops. President Alec Stewart emphasises the growing need for support.

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24/7 Confidential Helpline; mental health counselling and therapy; residential rehabilitation (Sporting Chance programme); benevolent financial support; medical assistance; proactive preventative workshops (academy and professional squads, 350+ per year); Personal Development Managers; bereavement support; family counselling; injury and illness support Custom geography from upload: England and Wales

📊Key Metrics

£1.05m spent on support for current and former professional cricketers and their families over five years (2021-2025); 239 players received mental health support (172 male, 67 female) Key Metric 1
Over 350 academy and professional players per year received proactive workshops on average; 46 benevolent cases supported; 8 residential rehabilitation cases (£80k spent) Key Metric 2
All 18 Professional Counties supported; average age players left the game was 28 in five years; 33% increase in therapy sessions (from 667 in 2024 to 889 in 2025); 117 individuals supported per year Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Cricketers' Trust supported Graham Thorpe's family following his serious attempt on his life in May 2022 (residential programme with Sporting Chance); family stated Trust helped them 'when we were in turmoil'; Emma Thorpe: 'I had some online therapy from the Trust and having the same therapist was really helpful — I felt like I could talk about it without any shame'
  • Fi Morris: 'The Trust has probably saved my life — it has genuinely changed my life and I feel very lucky for that'; Arul Suppiah supported through anorexia (psychologist, psychiatrist, dietician); David Lawrence provided specialist support chair and home adaptations during MND battle
  • President Alec Stewart; charity reg. 1120088; demand for support growing in scale and complexity; £489k of £1.05m total spent directly on mental health; increasing therapy sessions means growing need for fundraising; average professional cricket career lasts to age 28

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