HCB Annual Report 2017 - 2018

Hampshire
Cricket Board
2017 - 2018 Annual Report

Introduction
The objective in 2018 was to build on the successes of the 2013
– 2017 strategic period. Working with the Southern Premier
League, the Hampshire Cricket League, district associations,
clubs and schools, we set out to continue our work to introduce
new people to the game, through initiatives such as W10 and our
schools programme. This was in addition to attempting to stem
the flow of people leaving the game by engaging with players and
offering new formats.
Together with Hampshire Cricket Board’s (HCB) 2018 highlights
video, this report provides a snapshot of the activities delivered
and the impact of the work undertaken by countless volunteers
across the county.
Our Vision and Mission
Foreword
The presentation of this Report
allows for a brief pause in all
the hard work that is carried
out, largely by volunteers,
to grow and improve the
recreational game. It offers
an opportunity to reflect on
achievements which are
many, and to learn from
disappointments of which
there are a few. There is also
now a window to view, in high
level terms, the priorities
for future development and
associated funding set out in
the ECB Strategy for 2020-24
‘Inspiring Generations’.
What has gone well and clearly progressed?
• All Stars Cricket
• Cricket for women and girls
• Cricket for those with a disability
• Use of Play-Cricket and digital resources
• Safeguarding
• Development of umpires and scorers
Where there may be more to do?
• Adult cricket – building on the changes already made by
the Hampshire Cricket League
• Casual cricket
• Cricket in schools – extending further the reach of Chance to Shine
• Under 19 T20 – excellent but not growing further
The detail will be found on the following pages. Members, affiliated
clubs and organisations will recognise their contribution by theme
if not always by name! To you all, and to members of the Board’s
development team – thank you, and plan for an exciting five years
ahead.
John Wolfe
Chairman, Hampshire
Cricket Board
VISION
MISSION
PLAYING WORKFORCE FACILITIES GOVERNANCE
INSPIRE more
people to play
cricket, more
frequently.
A sport which inspires people of all ages, providing
enjoyment for players, volunteers, followers and spectators
Grow and improve the game, to provide a cricketing
future for all
Develop a thriving
professional
and voluntary
workforce, which
has the skills,
knowledge and
experience to
DRIVE the growth
of the game.
Provide high
quality places
to play cricket
which SUPPORT
the growth of the
game.
Cultivate a county
cricket network,
which will SUSTAIN
the growth of the
game.
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What has been achieved
- a snapshot
Lockerley Primary School Teacher and Sports Co-ordinator describes the
impact cricket has had on one of her pupils:
‘Harry struggles with being a year 2 in a mixed year 1 and 2 class, where he finds
himself consistently struggling with his learning and falling behind his peers.
Inspiring the
Next Generation!
ALL STARS
CRICKET
2,200
PARTICIPANTS
Working with primary schools to inspire the next generation to
play cricket continued to be a focus in 2018. HCB expanded its
Schools Cricket Activators team to seven, which enabled the
Chance to Shine programme to reach 205 schools (nearly 40% of
primary schools in Hampshire).
The all-encompassing programme
CHANCE
is designed
TO SHINE
to ensure children
SCHOOLS PROJECTS
have a great first experience of playing and learning through
cricket. Teachers are also specifically trained to deliver sessions
and are provided with resources, skills and drills through
the online portal to continue delivering cricket following our
involvement.
NUMBER OF PRIMARY
SCHOOL TEAMS
251
ENTER
COMPETITIONS
500
TEACHERS
TRAINED
NUMBER OF CLUBS
WITH GIRLS’ TEAMS
205 PRIMARY
NUMBER OF
WOMEN’S SOFTBALL
& HARDBALL
TEAMS
4
ALL STARS
CRICKET
35
2,200
PARTICIPANTS
DISABILITY
Watching him during the coaching sessions I saw a whole different side to him. He
was confident, enthusiastic and CHANCE found himself TO SHINE one of the best in the class -
this made a fantastic change SCHOOLS for him. It PROJECTS
gave him more self-confidence and in the
classroom he was more willing to tackle tricky learning as he wanted to do better
and catch up with his peers’.
NUMBER OF PRIMARY
SCHOOL TEAMS
251
TOTAL ENTER
COMPETITIONS
NUMBER OF
500 134
TEACHERS
TRAINED
NUMBER OF CLUBS
WITH GIRLS’ TEAMS
Getting children to make the leap from schools into club cricket
is a challenging but critical element of the programme. However,
the
205
introduction
PRIMARY
TOTAL
of All Stars Cricket and the willingness of 64
NUMBER OF
clubs in Hampshire to embrace the entry level programme,
meant that 2,200 5 - 8 year olds continued their involvement in
cricket NUMBER outside of OF school. Approximately 60% were recruited
straight
WOMEN’S
from
SOFTBALL
the Chance to Shine programme.
& HARDBALL
TEAMS
35
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Consequently, like the 1st, the 2nd year of All Stars Cricket was
a resounding success in Hampshire. Whilst there were many, a
particular highlight was the ‘money can’t buy experience’ at the
Ageas Bowl, which saw 1,500 All Stars and parents participate in
an on-pitch parade during the interval of Hampshire’s Vitality T20
Blast match against Somerset.
DISABILITY
DISTRICT HUBS
COACHES TRAINED
9 Hampshire All Stars Centres also received the prestigious ‘5
Star Award’, determined by parental feedback, for providing a
ESTABLISHED
great experience for children and parents. Congratulations to
Odiham and Greywell, Hythe and Dibden, St Cross Symondians,
Ropley, Hartley Wintney, Steep and Calmore.
TOTAL
OFFICIALS
04 21 DISTRICT HUBS NUMBER OF
05
TRAINED
ESTABLISHED
COACHES TRAINED
SCHOOLS IN
PROGRAMME
21
205
ECB SMALL GRANTS/
GRANT AID SCHEME
134
SCHOOLS IN
PROGRAMME
205
TOTAL
NUMBER OF
382

Making Cricket Accessible
The development of women and girls cricket provides the biggest
opportunity to grow the game and with ECB’s ambition to make
‘cricket a gender-neutral sport’ significant resources will be
dedicated to achieving this over the coming years.
As a result of a lot of hard work by club volunteers’ women and
girls’ cricket in Hampshire is already established in many clubs.
Whether that is girls playing in open or girls only teams, women’s
softball cricket or traditional hardball formats, more clubs are
providing an offer that is appealing to women and girls.
In 2018, 21 clubs ran girls’ sections and there were 35 women’s
softball and hardball teams participating in festival or league
competitions. 21% of children signing up to All Stars Cricket were
also girls, in line with the national average.
ECB Recommended Junior Formats
The new recommendations have
been created to help children
develop the skills that will stay with
them for life, alongside helping them
to understand the most important
part of the game: fun!
As more children are introduced to
the game through All Stars Cricket it
is imperative the pathway they feed
into meets their expectations and
continue to encourage maximum
involvement and enjoyment.
Objectives:
•To provide kids with a world class experience of cricket
and one that more closely replicates the professional
game.
• Increase junior player retention and ensure sustainable
participation
• Better develop the skills of the game that are needed
for long term performance
• Provide uniform pitch lengths for all junior cricket
At the end of 2018, HCB and district associations presented
the recommendations to clubs with the view to adopting them
for 2019. Whilst a number of changes have been implemented
there is still work to be done in some areas.
For more information visit the junior formats section of
www.ecb.co.uk
ECB Insight:
Female cricket usually operates in a culture defined by, and set up for, men.
Many women’s and girls’ sections are reactive and ad hoc, not planned.
To help clubs take advantage of the growing
appetite amongst women and girls, HCB will
provide dedicated support to small networks of
geographically linked clubs as part of the ECB’s
new Cluster Club Programme. This will include
specialised support in relation to facilities, playing
and coaching, governance and workforce.
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Disability - Lord’s Taverners Super 1s
With 30,000 children in Hampshire living with a
disability, providing opportunities for people with special
educational needs and disabilities to participate in cricket
has been a long-standing priority in Hampshire. In 2018
HCB secured funding to deliver the Lord’s Taverners
Super 1s programme. Super 1s provides young people
with disabilities the opportunity to regularly participate in
cricket in a community environment all year round.
As a result of Super 1s, HCB have increased attendance
at its 4 existing hubs (Basingstoke, Winchester, New
Forest and Southampton) and established 2 additional
hubs in Porchester and Totton.
David is always delighted to attend cricket sessions as he trusts and feels trusted by those
around him. David no longer ‘freezes’ which used to be his escape mechanism of choice. He is
much more likely to approach a problem with a view of solving it and not running away’
ALL STARS
CRICKET
50
AVERAGE NUMBER
OF TEAMS ENTERING
Going Digital!
206
PRIMARY SCHOOL
COMPETITIONS
EACH YEAR
Significant progress has been made by clubs and junior
leagues over the last 12 months in adopting digital
platforms, such as Play-Cricket.
390 PRIMARY
143 SECONDARY
In 2018, 1,977 Hampshire Cricket League games (77%)
were entered by clubs onto Play-Cricket. Many leagues are
already managing their competitions through Play-Cricket,
including
SOCIAL the Border
MEDIA
League, Winchester Warriors, South
Hampshire Indoor League, Southern Premier League,
FOLLOWING
I’Anson League, South East Hants Cricket Association, North
Hampshire Cricket Association and North Hampshire Youth
District League.
However, this progress needs to continue in order to keep up
with the digital age.
CENTRES The new look platform saves time for
club and league volunteers and has numerous other benefits, including:
1300
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
INVOLVED
75%
OF HAMPSHIRE
LEAGUE GAMES
ON PLAY-CRICKET
FROM 1000 TO:
5000
3024
SCORER PRO
TRAINING
ATTENDED BY
PLAY-CRICKET SCORER AND
PLAY-CRICKET SCORER PRO
TRAINING ATTENDED BY
VOLUNTEERS
TRAINED
60
NUMBER OF
JUNIOR TEAMS
2014
24
440
2016
440
PARTICIPATING
IN DISTRICT
COMPETITIONS
TOTAL
NUMBER O
PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
Play-Cricket
COACHED
Club
administration training –
October TOTAL 2019 CLUB
NUMBER OF GI
ONLY TEAM
PARTICIPATIN
DISTRICT LEAG
Super 1s helps develop personal skills, including
• Improving communications and interaction across the game – leagues, clubs, players and
confidence, leadership and independence and gives
officials – IN e.g. PROGRAMME
young people a chance to realise their potential, both on
PARTICIPANTS o inbuilt email EACH system YEAR
CHANCE TO SHINE
FRO
70
SCHOOLS PROJECTS
and off the cricket pitch. Through sport, competition and
18 T
o real time scoring through Play-Cricket Live app
access to role models, it enables them to discover what
• Making club and league management easier e.g. AVERAGE NUMBER
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they CAN do, not what they can’t.
OF TEAMS ENTERING
PLAY-CRICKET o competition SCORER management AND
COACHES TRAI
PLAY-CRICKET o player SCORER registrations PRO PEOPLE 206
390 PRIMARY NUMB
WITH
• Capturing and sharing data in one place, reducing key strokes 143 SECONDARY
JUNIOR
TRAINING ATTENDED BY
TOTAL
DISABILITIES
for clubs, leagues and HCB
FORTHCOMING NUMBER O
COACHED SOCIAL MEDIA
• Tracking performances over multiple the seasons
A foster carer at one of the hubs
FOLLOWING TRAINING
• 60 Free website
PRIMARY SCHOOL
describes the impact the sessions
COMPETITIONS
575
TOTAL EACH YEAR CLUB
have had on 1 young person:
Play FROM Cricket 1000 Scorer TO: and PARTICI
ALL STARS SPECIAL SCHOOLS
IN DIS
INVOLVED PCS
CRICKET
5000 Pro training
OFFICIALS
– COMPET
‘David entered the programme in September and in that time has really grown
May 2019 TRAINED
as a person. He is a young person in care and has a diagnosis for microduplication that is
50
genetic and affects his learning. Whilst on the programme, David has made new friends, led
77% PLAY-CRICKET
CENTRES
75%
3024
N
activities and been able to improve his cricket. He has gone on to play at a national competition
1300
SCORER AND
PLAYER ENGAGE
and is now proud to communicate his achievements, something that for the first time, he was
IN PROGRAMME Play-Cricket League
PARTICIPANTS PLAY-CRICKET
SURVEY RESPON
keen to contact his parents about.
300
EACH YEAR administration training –
July 2019
2014
440
COAC
5700
N
77%
08 09
300
O
T
PLAYE
SURV

ECB Funded Projects
ECB Grant Scheme
• Fleet CC – Net project = £15,000
• Stratfield Turgis – Net project = £10,000
ECB Interest Free Loan
• Portsmouth CC – New roller
• Eversley Sports Association – Solar panels
• Fleet CC – Net project
Junior County Club Championship Winners
U11 Alan Rowe Trophy Hook and NB Basics CC
U11 Brian King Cup (Girls) Easton and Martyr Worthy CC
U13 Hindley Cup
Hambledon CC
U13 Girls
New Milton CC
U15 Justice Cup
Hook and Newnham Basics CC
U16 Girls
St Cross Symondians CC
U17 Kerry Cup
St Cross Symondians CC
Vitality U19 Club T20
Bashley Rydal CC
OSCAs Winners
• Jon Leckie
• The I’Anson League Committee
• Oakley CC
• Gerry Candy
• Andrew Morris
• Ella Chandler
• Oakley CC
• Ropley CC
Officiating
Leagues
NatWest Cricket Force
Lifetime Achiever
Heartbeat of the Club
Young Volunteer
Vitality U19 Club T20
All Stars Cricket
ALL STARS
CRICKET
2,200
PARTICIPANTS
NUMBER OF PRIMARY
SCHOOL TEAMS
251
ENTER
COMPETITIONS
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
INVOLVED
COACHING
COMPETITION
NUMBER OF CLUBS
WITH GIRLS’ TEAMS
21
CHANCE TO SHINE
SCHOOLS PROJECTS
205 PRIMARY
NUMBER OF
WOMEN’S SOFTBALL
& HARDBALL
TEAMS
35
DISABILITY
DISTRICT HUBS
ESTABLISHED
TOTAL
NUMBER OF
134
COACHES TRAINED
20
NUMBER OF
OPEN TEAMS
4
ECB SMALL GRANTS/
GRANT AID SCHEME
£84k
AWARDED TO
33 CLUBS
297
TOTAL
NUMBER OF
382
OFFICIALS
TRAINED
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Where we are going
What’s Next
With one of the biggest summers of cricket fast approaching, there is much to be excited about. The
Cricket World Cup (CWC) followed by an Ashes series provides a unique opportunity to inspire people
to get involved in cricket. Many clubs in Hampshire have taken advantage of the CWC club fund
and are in the process of organising their CWC family day (7 – 9 June), which will be an excellent
showcase within local communities.
As well as engaging new people, the focus also remains on retaining core players, by getting the
‘Getting the Game on’ in a format that players want.
Off the field, our immediate priority, together with key stakeholders, is to formulate a plan to deliver
the ECB’s 2020 – 2024 strategy – ‘Inspiring Generations’. Consulting the Hampshire cricket network
as widely as possible will be an integral part of the process.
2020 - 2024 Inspiring Generations
Priorities and Activities
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How we spent our funding
Board of Directors
Sources of funding
John Wolfe
Chairman
Stuart Robertson
Hampshire Cricket Ltd Director
Geoff Rhodes
Finance Director
Colin Savage
Company Secretary
Jeff Levick MBE
Ben Thompson
Cricket Development Director
Jenni Douglas Todd
Tony Oxley
Expenditure
Development Team
Andy Sharp,
Board Administrator
E: andy.sharp@ageasbowl.com
T: 07920 452528
Andrew Woods, Super 1s
Development Officer
Youth Participation
E: andrew.woods@ageasbowl.com
T: 07384 795804
James Hibberd, School
Engagement Manager
(Maternity Cover)
E: james.hibberd@ageasbowl.com
T: 07768 552627
Sam Moss, Wicketz
Development Officer
E: sam.moss@ageasbowl.com
T: 07384 115633
Simon Jones, Cricket
Develoment Manager
Clubs and Leagues
E: simon.jones@ageasbowl.com
T: 07920 452537
Rob Pfeiffer, Cricket
Development Manager
Youth Participation
E: rob.pfeiffer@ageasbowl.com
T: 07384 255841
Mike Pollard, Cricket
Development Manager
Growth (including women
and girls and Disability)
E: michael.pollard@ageasbowl.com
T: 07920 452527
Emma Cowdril, Women
and Girls Activator
E: emma.cowdrill@ageasbowl.com
T: 07388 947862
Simon Hammond
Tom Arnold
Charlie King
Ryan Beck
Shaun Harris
Richard Preskey
Neil Deller-Merricks
Community Coach
Schools Cricket Activator
Schools Cricket Activator
Schools Cricket Activator
Schools Cricket Activator
Schools Cricket Activator
Schools Cricket Activator
simon.hammond@ageasbowl.com
tom.arnold@ageasbowl.com
charlie.king@ageasbowl.com
ryan.beck@ageasbowl.com
shaun.harris@ageasbowl.com
Richard.preskey@ageasbowl.com
neil.deller-merricks@ageasbowl.com
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