
Wicketz
What is Wicketz?
Wicketz is a cricket programme for young people aged 8-19, living in deprived communities. By establishing sustainable community cricket hubs, we provide year-round weekly cricket sessions with a focus on breaking down barriers, developing crucial life skills, creating stronger communities and enabling brighter futures for those taking part.
How does it work?
Each Wicketz project has a dedicated development officer responsible for the running of multiple local hubs within the area. They work closely with the young people that come along to the sessions, many of whom are from hard-to-reach groups, including young offenders, refugees and excluded pupils.
How does it help young people?
Through cricket, Wicketz aims to tackle local issues affecting young people and their communities. Alongside cricket coaching and games, the young people taking part have the chance to learn from role models, community leaders, local authorities and others. Specially designed workshops also boost well being, social education, community awareness, promote positive life choices and develop new life skills.
We currently have 17 active Wicketz projects right across the UK
- Bristol
- Crawley
- Edinburgh
- East Midlands
- Glasgow
- Hartlepool
- Hull
- Leeds/Bradford
- Leyton
- Luton
- Manchester
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Southampton
- South Wales
- West Ham
- West Midlands
Find details of Wicketz projects near you and get in contact

Festival Overview 2022

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Our Wicketz programme breaks down barriers, builds communities and empowers young people to build crucial life skills
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The Future
By establishing more sustainable hubs, it is our ambition that Wicketz will engage even more young people, leaving a lasting positive legacy for the communities we work in.
Staying Active At Home
We have launched an online hub for Wicketz participants to help them stay active at home during these unprecedented times.

Staying Active at Home
We have designed an activity pack containing a series of challenges to help keep our Wicketz participants physically and mentally active whilst at home.

Online hubs to help stay active at home
Thousands of disadvantaged and disabled young people can now remain active in their homes thanks to the launch of a series of new online hubs to support the well-being of participants.
