Sport & Physical Activity Education & Young People 2024
Lancashire Cricket Foundation

Impact Report 2024

Lancashire Cricket Foundation is the official charity of Lancashire Cricket, governing recreational cricket across Lancashire and delivering health, education and community programmes. In 2024, a record 121,503 participants were engaged — including 82,565 primary school children through Chance to Shine. Female participation grew to 31% of the total. The first-ever female-only Walking Cricket session for South Asian women was launched. A ten-year facilities strategy (Places to Play) was established alongside a Youth Board and Inclusion Advisory Board. After School Clubs provided 443 attendances with hot meals for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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📋About

Chance to Shine schools coaching; Wicketz (community hubs in deprived areas); Street Cricket; ACE programme; disability cricket; Walking Cricket (community hubs including Trafford and Sefton); Sporting Memories sessions (dementia, 50+); female-only cricket sessions; After School Club (children from disadvantaged backgrounds with hot meal); inter-league competition; clubs and leagues governance; facilities investment; food bank donations (The Bread-and-Butter Thing) Custom geography from upload: Lancashire / Greater Manchester / North West

📊Key Metrics

121,503 participants in schools, clubs and communities in 2024 — another record year; 82,565 primary school children engaged through Chance to Shine (up from 74,319 in 2023) Key Metric 1
19,383 players benefited from junior and senior leagues; female participation grew from 1,215 (23%) in 2022 to 1,966 (31%) in 2024; first-ever female-only Walking Cricket session launched for South Asian women (27 participants, 36 sessions) Key Metric 2
29 Leagues and three Cups for Women and Girls across the county; 91 Inter League games involving 683 players; Youth Board and Inclusion Advisory Board established; facilities strategy (ten-year 'Places to Play' vision) launched Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 121,503 participants — record levels of engagement; female participation percentage increased from 23% to 31% of total 2022-2024; Walking Cricket participant: 'It enables elderly people to stay connected to the sport — it has had a tremendously positive impact on me, increasing my confidence and supporting a genuine improvement in my physical and mental wellbeing'
  • First-ever female-only Walking Cricket for South Asian women — 27 participants across 36 sessions; Youth Board and Inclusion Advisory Board established as new governance structures; After School Club delivered 443 attendances with hot meals for disadvantaged children
  • ECB recognised inequality of access particularly in urban areas, among women and girls, and within diverse communities; Foundation is governing body for recreational cricket in Lancashire; official charity of Lancashire Cricket

📍Geography

North West

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