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Chance to shine is the Cricket Foundation’s drive to bring competitive cricket to state schools…
Chance to shine is addressing the decline in competitive school cricket. The single biggest sports-development initiative ever undertaken in the UK, Chance to shine will reach one third of all schools in England and Wales over ten years and engage two million young people.
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Chance to shine to benefit from Stanford 20/20 for 20
Following Wednesday’s Stanford 20/20 for 20 launch at Lord’s, cricket charity the Cricket Foundation confirmed yesterday (Thursday 12 June) that Chance to shine will also be a beneficiary…
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British Army & Cricket Foundation join forces for summer cricket camps
School pupils from across Warwickshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Worcestershire will enjoy special Chance to shine cricket camps this month, thanks to the support of the British Army.…
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4,000 State School Kids Watch Middlesex vs Essex at Lord’s!
On Friday 6th June 2008, 4,000 state school pupils came to Lord’s to watch the LV County Championship match between Middlesex and Essex, from The Compton Stand. The children were from…
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Six in the Swamp
Whilst the financial markets may be short of liquidity there was no shortage of water at Dulwich College last week.…
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National Cricket Day - 20th, May 2008.
The first-ever Chance to shine National Cricket Day launched on Tuesday 20th May in style at The Royal Exchange, London, and around the country. …
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Chance to shine launches the Big Run Chase
The Big Run Chase is a summer-long fundraising initiative requiring participants to ‘score’ cricket runs as a team.…
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England Women coach for Chance to shine
The Cricket Foundation has offered coaching contracts to eight members of the England Women’s Cricket team. …
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City Teams Line up for ‘Six in the City’
24 teams have entered the 2008 ‘Six in the City’ competition. A Gala Dinner will take place on the 3rd July hosted by Mervyn King, President of Chance to shine, at the HAC Club in the…
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Chance to shine addressing "1 in 10 playing cricket at school"
Competitive cricket has become a minority interest in state schools, research has found. Only one in 10 children plays cricket at school, according to a poll of parents. …
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London school children pad up for Allianz Skills Challenge 2008
Around 100 boys and girls from state schools in Islington, Hackney & Westminster took part in the Allianz Schools Cricket Challenge launch day on Wednesday 7th May 2008 at Lord’s cricket ground.…
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Batting Order |
| 01 | enter..Simon and Elizabeth . enter..Eccles-Williams. enter...Essex |
|---|---|
| 02 | Tim & Sian Scholes Birmingham |
| 03 | Mark Hiley London |
| 04 | Liz Freeman Wolverhampton |
| 05 | Richard Baily Birmingham |
| 06 | Tom Prior |
| 07 | Jacob Nell London |
| 08 | Lisa Furphy London |
| 09 | Joe Jeffrey London |
| 10 | Paul Cosh |
| 11 | Soumadip Moitra Sodepur |
2007
Statistics
| Children Participated 99,119 |
| Hours of Coaching 44,201 |
| Matches Played 9791 |
| Skills Awards Achieved 6622 |