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Volunteer

A wonderful way to be close to cricket, from club to working with the Foundation and the ECB.

Establish the right culture at your club that inspires, works with and supports your volunteers.

Community

Recruit

Inspire the next generation and find the right people to grow your club.

Recruit More Volunteers
U16 T20

Retain

Keep your volunteers who make cricket happen.

Retain Existing Volunteers
Reward

Reward

Celebrate those who make cricket happen.

Reward your volunteers

Start your journey as a volunteer...

Chance to upskill yourself and acquire further knowledge

Help and support your local cricket club to grow

Be part of the Gloucestershire Cricket family

Be involved in a sport that you're passionate about

Use your professional skills to benefit the cricket family

Satisfaction of being part of your club's development

Obtain transferrable skills to enhance your CV

Give something back to your wider community

Try something new & meet new people

Xeena Cooper

Co-founder of The Next, Xeena was highly commended by the ECB for her work on sustainability and climate change in cricket. Xeena also claimed a Gloucestershire Cricket Collective Award in 2025 for her volunteering in the same area of work. We sat down with Xeena to discuss climate change impact on cricket clubs and the small changes that clubs can make to have an impact.

 

Allan Taylor

Having held every position at Thornbury Cricket Club, Allan has been part of the West of England Premier League since its inception. He is responsible for continuing to uphold WEPL to the gold standard in ECB Premier Leagues and volunteers across several other sports.

Jackie Orr

We sat down with Jackie Orr of Downend Cricket Club to discuss her voluntary role as the club’s safeguarding lead. Downend has a thriving youth system, which means Jackie manages a large number of young cricketers. When she first came to the cricket club, Jackie did not have a passion for cricket, but she has become a vital part of the local community.

Jon Oakey

In his free time, Jon has been a groundskeeper at Thornbury Cricket Club for 25 years. That wealth of experience has led him to become a County Pitch Advisor, where he helps local cricket clubs improve their playing facilities. We sat down with Jon to discuss what makes a good cricket pitch, how he goes about creating a wicket, and how volunteer groundskeepers can access information to become better at their craft.

Jacob Witcombe

Despite being 15-years-old, Jacob has an active role in everything his cricket club does. From umpiring and scoring men’s and women’s matches, to coaching the Allstars and Dynamos, alongside his playing commitments. A graduate of our Get Into Cricket Programme for young volunteers, Jacob is a vital part of Bedminster Cricket Club.

Cricket Players (SVG)

Nicky Clarke / Workforce & Safeguarding Manager

Nicky joined GCF from Somerset Cricket Foundation, where she spent 4.5 years gaining valuable experience supporting clubs and leagues, in cricket operations, and with volunteer workforce development.  At GCF, Nicky is responsible for supporting the development of the people who make recreational cricket happen, covering everything from grass to game!

Nicky has spent many years supporting the WEPL Board, providing expertise in using Play-Cricket, player registration, and managed migration to clubs across the West of England.  She is also a qualified coach, umpire, and scorer who has been lucky enough to score at the county ground in Taunton on a few occasions, including England Lions v South Africa in 2022.

Nicky’s home club is Weston-super-Mare, where she is a long-standing volunteer and has been integral in rebuilding the women’s and girls’ section following Covid.  On the rare occasions she’s not doing something cricket related, she has two boys who prefer the social side of cricket to the playing side, she likes to read, run (slowly), and is a half-marathon survivor.

Theresa Ellison / Administration Officer