The Cricket Foundation launched Chance to shine in May 2005 and set out to bring competitive cricket - and its educational benefits - back to at least a third of the country’s state schools over a ten year period.

The campaign

Now in its fourth year, Chance to shine recognises the power of cricket to help young people acquire important skills, values and attitudes for their future lives. The campaign does not aim to develop the cricketing stars of the future. And although it’s possible they might find the next Andrew Strauss or Charlotte Edwards, our main aim is development through cricket.

Chance to shine is a £50million national campaign that relies on corporate and individual charitable donations. To sustain the programme and achieve its target of reaching at least two million state school children by 2015, it needs to raise £25million privately which the Government has pledged to match pound for pound.

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How it works

Chance to shine is delivered through individual projects across England and Wales. Each project provides a structured coaching and competition programme for a group of around six primary and secondary state schools.

The group of schools is supported by professional, qualified coaches engaged by one local cricket club.
The charity also provide equipment, facility development (including playground markings and non-turf pitches) as well as training for state school teachers and coaches.

Each project is funded for a minimum period of five years and once it’s ended, Chance to shine works closely with schools and clubs to help them sustain cricket activities.

Chance to shine also supports a number of special projects, including StreetChance, MCC Spirit of Cricket, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Prince’s Trust xl scheme

Visit the Chance to shine website for full details, and to join the appeal or donate online.

Contacts

For further information about Chance to shine, please contact:

Wasim Khan, Chief Executive, the Cricket Foundation
Tel. 0121 698 8500 / 07748 660 036
Email wasim.khan.cricketfoundation@ecb.co.uk