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Lancashire Cricket Foundation

Impact Report 2024

Lancashire Cricket Foundation is the official charity of Lancashire Cricket, governing recreational cricket across Lancashire and delivering health, education and community programmes. In 2024, a record 121,503 participants were engaged — including 82,565 primary school children through Chance to Shine. Female participation grew to 31% of the total. The first-ever female-only Walking Cricket session for South Asian women was launched. A ten-year facilities strategy (Places to Play) was established alongside a Youth Board and Inclusion Advisory Board. After School Clubs provided 443 attendances with hot meals for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Chance to Shine schools coaching; Wicketz (community hubs in deprived areas); Street Cricket; ACE programme; disability cricket; Walking Cricket (community hubs including Trafford and Sefton); Sporting Memories sessions (dementia, 50+); female-only cricket sessions; After School Club (children from disadvantaged backgrounds with hot meal); inter-league competition; clubs and leagues governance; facilities investment; food bank donations (The Bread-and-Butter Thing) Custom geography from upload: Lancashire / Greater Manchester / North West

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 121,503 participants in schools, clubs and communities in 2024 — another record year; 82,565 primary school children engaged through Chance to Shine (up from 74,319 in 2023)
Key Metric 2 19,383 players benefited from junior and senior leagues; female participation grew from 1,215 (23%) in 2022 to 1,966 (31%) in 2024; first-ever female-only Walking Cricket session launched for South Asian women (27 participants, 36 sessions)
Key Metric 3 29 Leagues and three Cups for Women and Girls across the county; 91 Inter League games involving 683 players; Youth Board and Inclusion Advisory Board established; facilities strategy (ten-year 'Places to Play' vision) launched

Key Outcomes

  • 121,503 participants — record levels of engagement; female participation percentage increased from 23% to 31% of total 2022-2024; Walking Cricket participant: 'It enables elderly people to stay connected to the sport — it has had a tremendously positive impact on me, increasing my confidence and supporting a genuine improvement in my physical and mental wellbeing'
  • First-ever female-only Walking Cricket for South Asian women — 27 participants across 36 sessions; Youth Board and Inclusion Advisory Board established as new governance structures; After School Club delivered 443 attendances with hot meals for disadvantaged children
  • ECB recognised inequality of access particularly in urban areas, among women and girls, and within diverse communities; Foundation is governing body for recreational cricket in Lancashire; official charity of Lancashire Cricket

Geography

North West

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