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Yorkshire Cricket Foundation

Yorkshire Cricket Board Annual Report 2024

Yorkshire Cricket Foundation (YCF) is the official community arm of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, using the power of cricket to make a lasting positive impact on people across Yorkshire. Working through a broad portfolio of programmes, the Foundation engages children and young people through All Stars, Dynamos and school coaching, supports disabled players through Super 1s and disability champion clubs, and delivers Chance to Shine Street projects in some of Yorkshire's most deprived communities. In 2025 the Foundation engaged 10,038 children through national programmes, had 194 schools receiving coaching, and supported 520 women and girls teams. The YCF sits within the broader Yorkshire Cricket Board structure, which produces the combined annual report covering both the governing body and Foundation activity.

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All Stars Cricket (ages 5-8); Dynamos Cricket (ages 8-11); Chance to Shine (school coaching and street cricket in deprived communities); Super 1s (disability cricket); holiday camps; schools cricket; women and girls programmes; disability champion clubs; club affiliation and development; grants and facilities funding; volunteer and activator development; mental health and wellbeing through cricket; community participation programmes

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 10,038 children engaged in National Programmes across Yorkshire in 2025; 194 schools received Chance to Shine coaching; 520 Women and Girls teams active across Yorkshire
Key Metric 2 13 Chance to Shine Street projects delivered in diverse and deprived communities in 2025; previous record-breaking year saw 75,850 attendances and 29,025 young people supported
Key Metric 3 Official community arm of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, using the power of cricket to deliver positive impact across health, education, inclusion and community cohesion in Yorkshire

Key Outcomes

  • 520 women and girls teams active across Yorkshire — reflecting sustained growth in female participation through targeted development work; 194 schools receiving Chance to Shine coaching in 2025
  • 13 Chance to Shine Street projects delivered in diverse and deprived communities — using cricket to engage young people in areas where traditional club cricket has limited reach
  • Previous record year (2022/23) delivered 75,850 attendances, 29,025 young people supported, 13,840 volunteer hours and 5,265 meals provided — establishing the Foundation as one of England's leading county cricket community programmes

Geography

Yorkshire and the Humber

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