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

Impact Report 2024

Surrey Cricket Foundation makes cricket accessible to all, growing participation and making a difference to communities across Surrey. In 2024, 22,001 adults played in leagues, 18,660 young people competed in the Surrey Junior Cricket Championship (UK's largest junior league), and 5,414 women and girls played league cricket. 19,323 children received Chance to Shine coaching and 1,400 children accessed disability programmes. £232k in grant funding was awarded to facilities projects. 433 coaches were trained — 109 of them female. Pirbright CC grew from 26 to 300 members with SCF and ECB support.

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Surrey Junior Cricket Championship (SJCC — UK's largest junior league); Chance to Shine schools coaching; Women and Girls leagues and cups; Disability cricket programmes (1,400 children reached); Surrey Slam (144 teams, 2,961 players); Walking Cricket; Vauxhall Loop; London Loop; Refugee cricket; coaching workforce development (433 candidates); umpire and scorer courses; Young Leaders in Cricket (125 participants); club and facilities support; ECB county grants (£184k) Custom geography from upload: Surrey

📊Key Metrics

22,001 adult league players; 18,660 young players in Surrey Junior Cricket Championship (SJCC); 5,414 women and girls in league cricket; 4,126 All Stars and Dynamos participants Key Metric 1
19,323 children received coaching through Chance to Shine; 1,400 children reached across all disability programmes; 433 candidates trained on coaching courses (109 female); £232k grant funding awarded to facilities projects Key Metric 2
98 Clubmark accredited clubs; 167 clubs using SafeHands management system; 46,000+ players actively participating in SCF-supported leagues; SJCC is largest junior cricket league in the country; 1,682 teams, 306 girls teams, 7,853 fixtures Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Pirbright CC case study: grew from 26 members in 2019 to nearly 300 — adult, junior, women and girls and walking cricket sections all established with £17,000+ SCF/ECB funding; SJCC finals week celebrated at Valley End and Normandy
  • 46,000+ active league players in SCF-supported leagues; 5,414 female players in league cricket; 125 Young Leaders in Cricket participants; 186 volunteers nominated for Cricket Collective Award; £6,075 ECB bursaries awarded to coaches
  • SCF met or exceeded targets in almost all areas in 2024; 2024 marked leadership change in SJCC with Gavin Perera-Betts as Chair; commitment to making cricket most inclusive team sport in the country; Disability Day 2024 highlighted growing disability cricket programme

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