We're working to change lives and inspire people in Surrey and South London from all backgrounds through the game of cricket.
The Surrey Cricket Foundation is the charitable body charged with the delivery of recreational cricket in Surrey and an integral part of Surrey County Cricket Club.
We work with schools, clubs, charities and governing bodies to increase participation in the sport amongst all demographics. This includes introducing people to cricket, offering a range of coaching and finding suitable clubs. We also work to provide the infrastructure required to allow the game to thrive, including funding new facilities and training new coaches and umpires.
2022 saw us build on the successes of the previous year, and saw yet further increase in participation in a number of areas.
Some key findings of the 2022 Impact Report include:
- Our work in schools, in partnership with Chance to Shine, saw nearly 20,000 children receive cricket coaching. For many this was their first taste of cricket.
- The Women and Girls game within Surrey continues to grow too. We saw over 300 girls teams taking part, which is three times more than the next best County. In addition to this, over 100 women’s teams competed in our various competitions, which is another high for any county in the country.
- The Surrey Junior Cricket Championship saw over 17,000 young people participating in 5,600+ matches across the 2022 season.
- Over £400,000 of grant funding was distributed for facilities projects across Surrey and South London, enabling not only the enhancement of existing facilities, but also the introduction of new sites.
- Nearly 500 new coaches were trained, enhancing the workforce across the county.
- We reached over 1,000 children across all our disability projects, including at our dedicated Disability Day at the Kia Oval.
- 160 children local to the Kia Oval received free school holiday activities as part of our Vauxhall Loop programme.
- Over 450 kids took part in our Street Cricket projects at 17 sites across South London.
Our work is funded through a number of partnerships, including the ECB and Surrey County Cricket Club, as well as our own range of events including the annual Bedser Lunch, staged the day before The Kia Oval’s Test match.
You can find out how to donate to our work here.
