Platform Cricket
Developing London's children in and through cricket
About Us
Our Mission
- Increase the number of children in London participating in cricket
- Increase the amount of children from disadvantaged and BAME backgrounds participating in cricket
- Support personal and social development through cricket
What do we do?
- Deliver in-school coaching programmes
- Run competitive inter-school festivals
- Establish a "pop up" cricket club that allows access to community cricket for children in areas with little to no existing provision
Where do we do it?
- Our work is predominantly focussed on inner London
- We identify wards with over 25% child poverty, over 50% BAME populations and little to no cricket provision
- We establish hubs across 2-3 wards that usually include 6-12 Primary Schools
What have we achieved so far?
- 142 schools engaged
- 7,336 children involved (4,988 of whom had not played cricket before)
- 1,221 children experiencing competitive cricket
- 35% of participants from disadvantaged background
- 73% of participants from BAME backgrounds
- 510 children participating in community cricket through 18 new “pop up” cricket club
PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Each week our coaches identify a PLAYER OF THE WEEK from the 3,000+ children we work with, as a recognition of their talent, efforts or improvement.
This week's PLAYER OF THE WEEK Award is a double award for Matei and Damian from Falconbrook Primary School in Battersea. Incredibly, it is our second set of twin recipients this month! Although completely new to cricket, the boys' made great progress and their energy and enthusiasm was a real inspiration.