by Steve Silk | May 20, 2021 | Club Development, General
Women’s Big Cricket Month is back for a second year, aiming to give more women and girls the opportunity to play, follow or attend cricket in 2021. What is Women’s Big Cricket Month? Women’s Big Cricket Month, taking place during June, is a month-long celebration of...
by Steve Silk | May 18, 2021 | Club Development, General
MINCHINHAMPTON have marked 40 years of service by treasurer Steve Hooper with a special presentation. Steve began his cricketing career at Uphill Castle, in Weston-super-Mare, before moving to Gloucestershire and taking on the role of balancing the books at Minch in...
by Steve Silk | May 14, 2021 | Club Development, General
UMPIRES Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper (pictured left) and Anna Harris are hoping their time in the spotlight will help inspire more girls and women to become involved with cricket, on and off the pitch. The pair are set to make history when they stand together on Saturday in...
by Steve Silk | May 12, 2021 | Club Development, Community
Tetbury are once again looking to the future with plenty of hope after surviving one of the toughest seasons in their 171-year history. Officials reckon the covid crisis last year led to a drop in income close to £20,000 – a staggering amount of money for a club that...
by Steve Silk | May 6, 2021 | Club Development, General
Gareth Dawson starts his role with the clear aim of growing the number of volunteers in the game and providing a support package to further help and develop them. The Inspiring Gloucestershire Strategy (2020-2024) has a clear ambition to grow the number of volunteers...
by Steve Silk | Apr 27, 2021 | Club Development, General
GLOUCESTERSHIRE are setting an example for the rest of the country over the way new umpires and scorers are being recruited, trained and – most important of all – retained thanks to a new mentoring initiative. That’s the verdict of Clive Poulton, the joint chairman of...