NBCC Mentor Andy Zaltzman
Delighted that Andy (@ZaltzCricket) is joining No Boundaries as a mentor to provide words of wisdom and encouragement to those interested in the weird and wonderful world of cricket statistics. …
English cricket is ‘racist, sexist and elitist’, says landmark report
The Icec report is to be applauded for it’s conclusion that English cricket suffers from “widespread and deep-rooted” racism, sexism, elitism and class-based discrimination at all levels of the game …
ECB and Initial announce partnership to support period dignity in recreational cricket
ECB and Initial share an ambition to ensure women and girls aren’t held back from playing cricket. Press Release The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Initial Washroom Hygiene …
Head of Community Development
There are three key components to the NBCC Strategy: 1) Working with Clubs2) Working with Communities3) Working with Individuals Our Head of Community Development will develop programes which will work …
Save Village Cricket Afghan Refugees Appeal
Some time ago our friends at Save Village Cricket (@savecricket) reached out to the #crickettwitter asking to help Bayford Cricket Club (@BHNCClub) in providing second hand clothing and equipment for …
World Autism Awareness Day 2023: Creating opportunities on and off the pitch
Really good article on the ECB site detailing an innovative coding programme in the West Midlands designed to help children with Autism. Evidence shows that neurodiverse children are typically less …
#mysportalso
When we set up the club we knew we would have to create a Twitter Hashtag (#mysportalso) at some stage, after all everyone does these days right? We wanted one …
Britain ‘not close to being a racially just society’, finds two-year research project
When Azeem Rafiq (@AzeemRafiq30) gave his evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee in November 2021 the focus was on Racism in Cricket but as Azeem made clear …
‘Truly alarming’: girls put off sport in UK by clothing requirements
A really good article on the Guardian Site on the research by England hockey player Tess Howard which says that clothing requirements for girls in the most underrated cause of …
NEXX Partnership
When we announced our plans to develop a Women and Girls’ team we had a number of partners in mind and without doubt the UK’s only female specific brand, NEXX …