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Increasing participation, club membership, club affiliation, coaching roles and volunteering roles, together with securing funding, promoting equity, and ensuring strong relationships with all counties - just some of the priorities for ECB's development team.
From 2008 ECB commenced a £30million investment in facilities and in club cricket, the most significant injection of funding ever in cricket in England and Wales.
The whole of the ECB development team, at a national, regional and county level is committed to making a difference to the game at all levels and building strong partnerships within and outside the game.
A teenager with cerebral palsy has hit new heights as he celebrates becoming qualified as a cricket umpire.
Hampshire Disability player Leon Badger has become the first powered wheelchair user to gain a Level One coaching qualification. "As a coach, enjoyment is the most important thing," he said.
Stars of the cricketing world are set to pitch in at Harrow St Mary's CC in March, after the Middlesex club was confirmed as a national showcase club for the 2010 NatWest CricketForce initiative.
Scarborough Cricket Club has been named as one of three national showcase NatWest CricketForce projects in 2010. The North Marine Road ground requires refurbishment to keep first-class cricket.
ECB charity partner World Food Programme are raising crucial funds for those devestated by the earthquake in Haiti - now you can do your bit.
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