The Platform Cricket Programme is an exciting initiative aimed at supporting more young people from deprived and ethnic minority backgrounds in London to develop in and through cricket.
We create new “Pop Up” youth cricket clubs in areas where there is currently little to no provision, working directly with schools to introduce the game and recruit new participants. These activities are set-up to remove as many of the known barriers to voluntary participation as possible but importantly, they also feature opportunities for young people to positively replace and address the reasons why they may otherwise fall into poor health, antisocial behaviour and crime in later years.
The community-based activities aim to incubate young peoples’ interest in the game and develop their skills adequately so that transition into an established, mainstream cricket club becomes more likely from 11 years old and upwards.
We currently work with almost 25,000 children as part of 60 Platform Cricket Hubs in 20 London Boroughs.
