by Steve Silk | Sep 13, 2021 | Community, General
Young black people in Bristol will be given the chance to become professional cricketers thanks to a new partnership between Gloucestershire Cricket, Royal London and ACE – an independent charity set up to tackle a decline in involvement in English cricket from...
by Steve Silk | Sep 6, 2021 | Community, General
Cricket players make surprise visit to workshop for disadvantaged young people in Bristol. Last week, a couple of players from Gloucestershire Women’s Cricket Team made a surprise visit to a summer holiday workshop set up for disadvantaged children. The workshop,...
by Steve Silk | Aug 13, 2021 | Club Development, General
FOUR members of Winterbourne Cricket Club are walking 127 miles from the Bristol County Ground to Lord’s to raise money for brain tumour research. Former players Jim Bath (pictured left), Keith Ford and Nick Bracey, the father of England and Gloucestershire star...
by Steve Silk | Jul 7, 2021 | Club Development, General
A good friend of Gloucestershire Cricket Board, Stuart (Percy) Priscott – Operations Manager for Chance to Shine, is taking on the challenge of cycling from John O’Groats to Land’s End to fundraise for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Chance to Shine Charity. Stuart was...
by Steve Silk | Jun 18, 2021 | Club Development, General
The below is a communication from the recreational game in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. In light of increased COVID cases across the country, which has seen a 55% rise in Gloucestershire in the last 7 days, we are asking clubs to become more vigilant in...
by Steve Silk | Jun 16, 2021 | Community, General
JAMES Elliott top scored with 24 and Matt James (pictured, image courtesy Ian Rice) hit 21 on debut as Gloucestershire Javelins battled hard before going down to an 11-run reverse against Somerset at Stinchcombe in their first match of the season. Sam Britton, who was...