The Lord’s Taverners is accredited by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as the official national charity for recreational cricket.

Cricket equipment bags

If you have already applied for a cricket equipment bag and you would like to check the status of your application, please click on the links shown below:

• Youth Cricket Bag (u16)
• Colts Cricket Bag (u13)
• Junior Cricket Bag (u11)
• Girls Cricket Bag (15-18)
• Soft Ball Kit Bag

Please note:
Completed applications are processed in batches approx every 4-6 weeks. A list of applicants is compiled and sent to The Lord's Taverners Cricket Giving Committee for approval. Only after approval has been granted, can applicants be notified, in writing, of the decision.

It is at this stage that details of successful applicants are published on the website and the equipment order is placed with the manufacturers. Delivery usually takes place within 4-6 weeks of approval. Therefore, the whole process can take around 3-4 months.

Non-turf pitch grants - 2011/12 scheme

The scheme for the period 1st October 2011 - 30th September 2012 will shortly be open. 

Applications can be made for grants towards the installation of non-turf pitches, practice ends and nets. Awards do not normally exceed the following levels:

• Non-turf match pitch - £3,000
• Non-turf practice - £2,000
• Outdoor nets - £1,000

Non-Turf Pitch Application Form

The completed form needs to be submitted to your local ECB Development Manager. For details of your local contact please click here. 

CitiCricket

CitiCricket was initially set up by Channel 4 in 2000 under the name of Street Cricket with the objective of giving children in deprived city areas the opportunity to experience the benefits of playing junior cricket.

The Lord’s Taverners began its support of the project in 2002 and the following year took over the funding of the programme. In the summer of 2008 the project was re-launched under the name of CitiCricket to reflect the initiatives’ core objectives.

The Lord’s Taverners has invested over £250,000 since becoming involved with the scheme, which has seen over 10,000 boys and girls benefit from being introduced to junior cricket. Many of these youngsters have gone on to play with local clubs, which have been formed as a result of CitiCricket.

Such is the popularity of the scheme, it is now present in eight counties including Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Oxfordshire.

Click here to download our CitiCricket case study.

Girls' cricket

The Lady Taverners has sponsored the ECB-run national girls’ indoor and outdoor cricket competitions since 2003, giving 48,000 girls the opportunity to participate in cricket, many for the first time. The Lady Taverners competitions are the country’s only national girls’ cricket competitions, providing a vital pathway for the development of grassroots girls’ cricket.

Street20

Street20 is a super-short form of cricket that is inexpensive, easy to learn and can be played almost anywhere. Street20 sessions are run by local young people and offer regular access to regional and national competitions. Based in or around housing estates seriously affected by gangs and youth crime, Street20 provides a platform for young people to learn about making a positive impact in their own communities.

Hit The Top

Hit The Top is a disability cricket programme that provides club-playing opportunities for young people (under 18) with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and/or visual impairment. Hit The Top supports and encourages mainstream clubs to develop disability sections and gives young people with disabilities the opportunity to play competitive cricket at both local and national levels.

Street Elite

Street Elite, supported by the Berkeley Group, is a unique ‘training for work’ programme which uses shortened forms of cricket, rugby and football to inspire disengaged young people back into education, training or employment. Street Elite is currently active in six London boroughs, involving 4,000 young people living in 12 housing estates. Plans are underway to take the programme nationwide.

For more information about any of our youth cricket programmes please contact Ebony Rainford-Brent on 020 7821 2821 or email us.