Working closely with the ECB, Cricket East provides a clear and robust package of benefits aimed at supporting you, your club and everyone associated.
Affiliation is not simply about registering your team to play. Every club can take advantage of the help and support on offer, to achieve as many of your objectives as possible and to be an active member of our cricketing family.
The Cricket East affiliation year runs from 1 October to 30 September.
Prices are being kept at the same level as the previous 5 years with have three main levels of affiliation for 2023/24:
Midweek Affiliation £25 - Clubs or Teams who Do Not play weekend cricket, but play friendly or local midweek competitions in Bedfordshire or Huntingdonshire, or solely indoor cricket.
Click here for Midweek/Indoor Affiliation
Silver Affiliation £75.00 - Clubs with up to 2 playing sides across Saturday and/or Sunday.
Click here for Silver Affiliation
Gold Affiliation £100.00 - Clubs with more than 2 playing sides across Saturday and/or Sunday, and/or runs a junior section.
Click here for Gold Affiliation
Some of the benefits of affiliation include:
Funding
- Access to "ECB County Grant Fund"
- Cricket East & County Sports Partnership support (Be Active or Living Sport) on local and national Funding opportunities
- Access to ECB interest-free loans scheme
Playing
- Eligibility to participate in ECB & local league & cup competitions
- Access to ECB coaching, umpiring and scoring courses
- Provision of Play-Cricket software to design own club website
- Access & support for ECB All Stars & Dynamos Cricket initiatives
- Support from County Pitch Advisor for reports and advice on playing surfaces
Club Development
- Direct access to, and one-to-one support for club development from Club & Community manager
- Facilities advice & guidance through Cricket East & ECB facilities team
- Access to Cricket East's Chance to Shine coaching programme to develop club/school links
- Specialised Cricket East & ECB support for developing Women & Girls cricket
- Access to Young Leaders in Cricket volunteer programme
Safeguarding
- Access to Safeguarding training course & DBS checks
- Safeguarding & child welfare support from County Safeguarding Officer and ECB safeguarding team
- Support with ECB Safe Hands Management System
Additional Benefits
- Access to participation in ECB "Get Set" weekend
- Eligibility to offer from ECB commercial partners
- Reward volunteers through ECB Grassroots Cricket Awards
- Access to workshops run by Cricket East or local partners
We also have an Associate affiliation, where clubs who do not primarily affiliate with us but play in one or more of our leagues. Cost is £20 and clubs can affiliate by clicking here
For further details, contact your Club and Community Manager Will Sneath or Brad Matthews via their details below
Will Sneath will.sneath@cricketeast.co.uk or 07884 070103
Brad Matthews brad.matthews@cricketeast.co.uk or 07884 060907
