Sport & Physical Activity Education & Young People 2025
Sussex Cricket Foundation

Impact Report 2025

Sussex Cricket Foundation uses cricket to grow participation, promote inclusion and improve wellbeing across Sussex. In 2025, 22,084 unique participants took part across 4,370+ sessions. The Sussex VI Sharks completed a historic Double in disability cricket; Liam O'Brien and Alfie Pyle featured in England's pan-disability series win vs India. The Foundation achieved ECB 'Ready to Invest' status. Breaking Boundaries — a landmark secondary school programme — launched in November 2025, creating 8 state school hubs over four years. All Stars and Dynamos saw record female participation (up 28%).

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Chance to Shine primary and secondary school programmes; Lord's Taverners SEND school programme; regular community-based clubs; DIScoverABILITY Day; Disability T10 Cup; Walking Cricket; LGBTQ+ taster sessions; Street Cricket; Women's Soft Ball Festival; Sporting Memories clubs; Sussex Slam (422 matches); Breaking Boundaries secondary school programme (launched November 2025); Disability Hundred at Arundel Castle; Schools Day (2,200+ school children) Custom geography from upload: Sussex

📊Key Metrics

22,084 unique participants in 2025; 4,370+ sessions delivered; 6,710+ engagement hours Key Metric 1
3,006 All Stars and Dynamos participants (up 6%) — 31% female; 934 female participants (up 28%); 7,793 players in league cricket (up 1%); 412 SWCL players (up 8%) Key Metric 2
ECB 'Ready to Invest' status achieved; £135,293 County Grants Fund benefitting 18 clubs; £73,124 Grass Pitch Improvement Fund benefitting 4 clubs; Sussex VI Sharks won BCEW Cup and National League Double Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Sussex VI Sharks completed the 'Double' — BCEW Heindrich Swanepoel Primary Club Cup plus National League title; Liam O'Brien and Alfie Pyle both played in England's pan-disability series win vs India; Jake Vosloo called up for India tour at start of 2026
  • First-ever female-only Walking Cricket event held March 2025; Inaugural Disability T10 Cup welcoming Hampshire, Surrey and Essex; record attendance at SCF Christmas Carol Evening; Breaking Boundaries (8 secondary school hubs over 4 years) launched November 2025
  • ECB Ready to Invest status is significant and hard-earned; new Chair Leshia Hawkins CBE appointed; Breaking Boundaries secured significant investment — 8 state school hubs with dedicated curriculum time coaching, facilities, kit, equipment and teacher training; 184 affiliated clubs; 147 Clubmark clubs

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