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Who we are

We exist to empower and positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality

What We Do

Our Programmes

We provide innovative, inclusive, and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities, and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential.

Wicketz

Wicketz is a cricket programme initially aimed at young people aged 8-16, living in deprived communities. It provides year-round weekly cricket sessions as well as workshops that teach vital life skills.

Table Cricket

Table cricket is an adapted version of cricket, played on a table tennis table and specially designed to give young disabled people the chance to play and compete in the sport we all love.

Super 1s

Super 1s gives disabled young people aged 12-25 the chance to play regular competitive cricket while improving life skills such as confidence and independence.

Sports Kit Recycling

Our sports kit recycling programme helps young people all over the world in developing countries, and in the UK access sporting equipment.

Why We Do It

Over 1 million young people with disabilities in the UK are currently not accessing sport and all the benefits it brings. We want to reach every single one of them.

We need to do this because:

Only 4 in 10 disabled people (42%) agree that sport and physical activity is fair for disabled people.
Physical activity aided in fighting mental health problems such as depression and anxiety.
Disabled young people aged 16-18 are at least twice as likely as their non-disabled peers to not be in education, employment or training.

What we have done

Our Impact

Hear for yourself

Sara's Story

Sara, 15, joined the Wicketz programme in Southampton during lockdown in 2020. It was during the period of inactivity due to the global pandemic when Sara was inspired to not only become more active, but to become a role model to other young girls who want to take up the game.

Bethany's Story

Bethany loves table cricket and I have been teaching her since year one. Sadly, the impact of Covid-19 meant that pupils like Bethany, lost the ability to regularly play in school due to shielding and closures. But now we are back playing again, Bethany is now in year five and hasn’t lost any of her enthusiasm for the game and she continues to improve both as a player, and now as a leader.

Elliot's Story

Meet Elliot, he has been part of the Super 1s programme in Gloucestershire for over a year. From initially finding playing with other people a little daunting, Elliot, whilst overcoming his own challenges, has also helped others understand and deal with theirs. This is his story.

Brazil

Last year, 3,500kg of cricket kit was donated to Cricket Brazil, the charity’s largest kit donation to date. Click to watch a film on the impact donated kit has had both on cricket and the lives of those who now play the game in Brazil.

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