Cricket East

Come and join us and the wider cricket community at the University of Bedfordshire, Polhill Avenue, Bedford as we look to support clubs and the great volunteers we have in clubs throughout Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire.

We are really pleased to have some experts in their fields that can help your club develop its volunteers, raise funds and profile through funding, sponsorship and live streaming, and grow your Women and Girls sections. We also have some support for the coaches across the area with ideas and drills for the coming season.

There will also be cricket businesses such as Serious Sports, Durant Cricket and MyCricket Hub in attendance who are keen to support your club in moving forward.

We are also very lucky to have secured the ODI & T20 Men’s World Cups on the day, with England Men’s team current holders after successfully winning both 50 Over and T20 competitions in recent times. There will be opportunities for photo’s with the trophies for those in attendance! Lunch will also be provided.

The itinerary is below together with options to secure your place on the workshops of your choice. Could we please ask that you complete the questions to help us plan the day.

Opening Speech - 10:00 am until 10:30am
ECB Deputy Chair, Martin Darlow will welcome all and open the day

Volunteer Workshop - 10:30 am until 11:30 am
ECB Senior Volunteering Manager, Esther Jones Russell will deliver a session looking at volunteer recruitment, retention and reward and how the ECB Cricket Collective programme can support your club.

Workshops 1 - 11:30 am until 12:30 pm

What Funders Want - Delivered by local expert Graham Simpson from BeActive. Graham will give advice and guide you though what funders are looking for when clubs submitting applications.

Securing Sponsorship - Delivered by SNAP sponsorship, the team from SNAP will introduce an online platform that will chance the way you look at sponsorship and help your club access £££ from local businesses.

Live Streaming Cricket - Delivered by market leader Frogbox - the team will highlight the benefits of live steaming and it can increase membership and sponsorship for your club.

Coach Development - Delivered by the Cricket East coach education team - "Applying core principles into your coaching" will give you drills and practises to help develop your players in a group environment.

Lunch 12:30 pm until 1:30pm - Lunch is provided - Please list any Dietary Requirements when completing the form (link below)

Workshops 2 - 1:30 pm until 2:30 pm

What Funders Want - Delivered by local expert Graham Simpson from BeActive. Graham will give advice and guide you though what funders are looking for when clubs submitting applications.

Securing Sponsorship - Delivered by SNAP sponsorship, the team from SNAP will introduce an online platform that will chance the way you look at sponsorship and help your club access £££ from local businesses.

Live Streaming Cricket - Delivered by market leader Frogbox - the team will highlight the benefits of live steaming and it can increase membership and sponsorship for your club.

Coach Development - Delivered by the Cricket East coach education team - "Applying core principles into your coaching" will give you drills and practises to help develop your players in a group environment.

Growing the Game through Female Participation - Delivered by Cricket East team - we will use case studies both locally and further afield to advise on ways to expand on or begin your Girls and Women's sections.

To book your place on the day, please sign up via:

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE!