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Post by hhsussex on Nov 22, 2014 8:20:02 GMT
The ECB recently announced a summary of the results of their 2014 playing survey www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/ecb-announces-key-findings-2014-national-cricket-playing-survey which showed a reduction of 7% year on year in those playing the game at levels below the first class game. The only suggestion for the decline forward was the weather - there were only 15 "dry" Saturdays in 2014 compared with 20 in 2013 - although Gordon Hollins, Chief Operating Officer, was quoted as talking about issues to be looked into such as "match end time, travel distance to matches, playing format, length of game and club/school links." He also talked about "programmes of communication" with current and lapsed players and with South Asian communities, which suggests a bit more of a problem than a spot of rain. Following this, an excellent article by David Hopps on cricinfo A crisis that defines the age sets out to analyse some of the reasons why the sport is very visibly ailing at the entry level, looking at the wider issues of what he calls the demands of an individualistic age, changes in social attitudes and work patterns, and of course the absence of cricket from free-to-air tv. Many users of this board will have given up playing cricket themselves some years ago, but will still retain links through their local clubs or the involvement (or otherwise) of friends and family. What has been your experience? Is it true that it is becoming harder to put out a team, that young players aren't available when they are required, or that people call off because the time spent on the game eats up too much of their precious leisure team? Are local leagues too demanding in their requirments, and what effect do high equipment and running costs have? Above all, is there sufficient encouragement for children and young people to get involved in cricket - and what can we do about it? |
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Post by jim on Nov 26, 2014 10:56:13 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Dec 11, 2014 17:51:11 GMT
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 12, 2015 14:10:16 GMT
Another example of why the game is dying at its most basic level Reconsider withdrawal of subsidy for cricket on Staplefield Common. This small village in the heart of mid-Sussex cannot afford to carry on without this subsidy, and so facilities will be lost for those playing and watching the game, and a further nail is fixed into the coffin of cricket as a recreation and as a sporting pursuit. |
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 22, 2015 15:38:41 GMT
Great to see this tweet today:
staplefield cricket @staplefieldcc
on behalf of the club id like to thank everybody that supported our fight against pitch fee rises. seems we have been successful .
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 23, 2015 16:15:28 GMT
A really good initiative to combat the lack of awareness that children have of the game, giving them the opportunity of direct contact, perhaps for the first time. £30 per participant isn't cheap, but it can be marketed, as Burgess Hill CC have done, as " Perfect summer holiday distraction for your children! "  |
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Post by hhsussex on Mar 2, 2015 18:18:11 GMT
From a good friend and ex-colleague, Jim Hughes of Angmering, these reflections on the troubles and rewards of the truly amateur game at small club level. The discussion was instigated by discussion of the uncertain future of his favourite county side, Leicestershire.
" Most clubs have cycles of success and failure, so I hope there is no culling of championship sides, although I’d agree that Division 2 does have 3-4 teams cast adrift. It only takes a bit of vision and effort to turn things around though – even at a side like Angmering that made an impact, but take it away and you go backwards pretty quickly!
"We did have some momentum with the junior set up and a core of committed helpers, that’s all unravelled in 2 years as there wasn’t anyone willing to keep moving things forward and find a new intake of junior players..
"We have been fortunate – a friend of mine at another local club has put some players our way and that has kept us going and able to field a side. In my years of captaining the team, I’ve always managed to put out 11 players."
I think there are two very valuable lessons in what Jim says for anyone truly interested in the future of cricket in England, at any level
The rate of attrition
50 odd juniors...passed through the club in 6-7 years, I now have 2 ex junior players committed to play regularly and 2 others likely to play a handful of matches
and the balanced positive
Most clubs have cycles of success and failure.....It only takes a bit of vision and effort to turn things around though......but take it away and you go backwards pretty quickly!
This is the challenge,not the more glamorous issues of sacking coaches or hiring superstars, but encouraging interest, coping with the inevitable changes in interest as younger players grow up and have more calls on their time, but being positive and committed, and recognising that there are cycles, influenced by activity.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 3, 2015 15:27:16 GMT
A tweet from the Sussex Cricket Board. ALL Sussex club cricketers can claim a special 2 for 1 ticket offer to T20 Blast matches at @sussexccc Full info here: www.sussexcricket.co.uk/sharks-2-for-1 |
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Post by hhsussex on Mar 3, 2015 21:52:14 GMT
A tweet from the Sussex Cricket Board. ALL Sussex club cricketers can claim a special 2 for 1 ticket offer to T20 Blast matches at @sussexccc Full info here: www.sussexcricket.co.uk/sharks-2-for-1Except that it is not a special deal for club cricketers, it is a BOGOF offer open to anyone without any request for verification aimed at selling T20 tickets early in the season. It joins a 3 for 2 offer here www.sussexcricket.co.uk/tickets to sell Tickets for May T20 fixtures with the promise of a free July game. This should surely tell how pathetically under-researched and oversold the season-long appointment to spew extravangza launched by Jabba and his trusty chairpolisher has become, that a month out fron the start of the season and two months out from the T20 matches Sussex have no confidence in selling these seats at full value and are reduced to marketing gimmicks in the hope of getting some shivering, suffering punters in on the night. It is also a shame to Sussex that they should be marketing part of this absurdity - which has been forced on them by the automata at the ECB - as in some way a reward to recreational players. Goodness only knows we need more recreational players in England to keep this game alive in the teeth of marketing oiks and power-hungry entrepreneurs, but it ill-behoves any county to make cheap points of rewarding their own locals by offering them exactly the same deal as anyone who troubles to look into the website. They used to call that hypocrisy; that and greed and contempt. |
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Post by hhsussex on Sept 7, 2015 8:50:26 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 15:00:25 GMT
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Post by hhsussex on Sept 30, 2015 15:28:25 GMT
Excellent article and an appalling reaction, because of non-reaction, from Kent. They seem to have a very confused idea about who they are now, on the one hand striving for the South London customers by the development of Beckenham, and on the other shying away from an important part of the roots of the club, disowning Lewisham. |
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Post by flashblade on Sept 30, 2015 15:36:11 GMT
Excellent article and an appalling reaction, because of non-reaction, from Kent. They seem to have a very confused idea about who they are now, on the one hand striving for the South London customers by the development of Beckenham, and on the other shying away from an important part of the roots of the club, disowning Lewisham. Amateur management? |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Nov 26, 2015 10:27:58 GMT
The ECB 'Trust Small Grant Scheme' is now open for applications for the 2016 season.
The scheme has the aim of supporting clubs to make changes that would improve their long-term sustainability, plus increasing the number of games being played.
Clubs can apply for a small grant (from £1,000 to £4,000) towards the purchase of any relevant products or materials (and associated professional labour costs) under one of the following project themes:
Covers
Social areas – kitchen/indoor/outdoor
Energy/water consumption
Flood defence measures
In 2015, a total of 801 clubs received funding from the scheme. In a short survey to those clubs that received a grant, 99% of respondents expressed how easy they found the process and 84% reported an increase in revenue due to being able to get more games played.
Applications close on January 22 2016 and the application form and guidance notes can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.
Please send in completed applications or any queries to Josh Scully at 0115 982 3000 (ext 346) or through josh.scully@nottsccc.co.uk.
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Post by hhsussex on Nov 26, 2015 10:32:11 GMT
The ECB 'Trust Small Grant Scheme' is now open for applications for the 2016 season. The scheme has the aim of supporting clubs to make changes that would improve their long-term sustainability, plus increasing the number of games being played. Clubs can apply for a small grant (from £1,000 to £4,000) towards the purchase of any relevant products or materials (and associated professional labour costs) under one of the following project themes: Covers Social areas – kitchen/indoor/outdoor Energy/water consumption Flood defence measures In 2015, a total of 801 clubs received funding from the scheme. In a short survey to those clubs that received a grant, 99% of respondents expressed how easy they found the process and 84% reported an increase in revenue due to being able to get more games played. Applications close on January 22 2016 and the application form and guidance notes can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.Please send in completed applications or any queries to Josh Scully at 0115 982 3000 (ext 346) or through josh.scully@nottsccc.co.uk. Good post, but it might be helpful to others to upload the link, s and f. |
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