Corporate Partnerships

Charity of the Year, sponsorship, project funding, volunteering, payroll giving - these are just some of the ways for your company to get involved with Cricket for Change.

Join us and work towards helping with:

  • Developing new relationships
  • Build employee motivation and teamwork
  • Deliver on CSR goals

We have the passion and expertise to develop creative, meaningful partnerships.

To find out more about how Cricket for Change could work together with your company, please contact Andy Sellins, Chief Executive, by email andysellins@cricketforchange.org.uk

C4C Hit the Top Peer Leader prepares for Dubai adventure

By Charles Randall

(original article entitled, 'Broadbridge Heath CC spinner prepares for Dubai Adventure and published on the Club Cricket Conference website - 24 January 2012)

Fred Bridges, a spin bowler for Broadbridge Heath CC in the West Sussex League, has retained his place in the England Physical Disabilities squad for the international series against Pakistan in Dubai in February, and this honour should help his work as a new Hit the Top Peer Leader with the Cricket for Change charity.

Bridges, 21, suffers from hemiplegia down his right side, but he has the ability to compete in open cricket, something out of the reach of most handicapped cricketers beyond this England group. The squad are training at Loughborough before departure, though there was disappointment for Adam Leach, of Oxford CC, when he had to withdraw injured from the trip.

The England side are scheduled to play three matches against Pakistan at the ICC Global Cricket Academy after their arrival for acclimatisation on February 7, and the two parties will have a chance to watch Alastair Cook's England play Pakistan in a one-day international in Dubai on February 21.

Bridges looks like having a busy year with Cricket for Change, an organisation who do incredible work for the disabled and under-privileged youth in the London area. A coach at Cricket for Change, the Woodford Wells CC bowler Donovan Miller, is touring with the Club Cricket Conference in Oman in March.

A notable achievement for C4C, as they are known, has been the building of a beautiful Cricket Centre at Wallington in Surrey, opened in 2004 under the presidency of Phil Tufnell, complete with its 'Tuffers Bar'.

Cricket for Change started life as the London Community Cricket Association, formed after the Brixton riots in 1981, and this well-run charity has used the game to transform the lives of so many people. The examples related by the young leaders on the website www.cricketforchange.org.uk always tug at the emotions.

From a cricket match at Feltham Youth Offenders Institute -- where the prisoners beat the guards off the last ball -- to the story of Ruzivo Kamuriwo, a disabled Zimbabwean boy, one can find examples of Cricket for Change's impact. The determined Kamuriwo, like Fred Bridges, is now a peer leader.

Kamuriwo, with learning disability and very little use in his left arm, might have been one of life's losers after emigrating from Zimbabwe with his family. It was at William Morris School in Wathamstow that Adam Hall, a Cricket for Change coach, showed him the game for the first time in 2006. Kamuriwo became hooked, with virtuoso fielding his speciality, graduating quickly to hardball. Within a few years he was selected for Essex and was being considered for the England Disabled squad.

The website related: "The added responsibility put on Ruzivo had a noticeable improvement on his confidence and outlook on life. His teachers remarked on his demeanor within school and saw a big improvement on his grades."

However, Ruzivo did not make England squad bound for Dubai, but he will be following the fortunes of his Cricket for Change colleague Fred.

England Physical Disability squad:

James Williams (Cheshire, capt), Matthew Askin (Shropshire), David Parcell (Wales), Daniel Hamm (Cheshire), Daniel Holder (Cheshire), Fred Bridges (Sussex), Shaun Rigby (Shropshire), Gareth Walton (Durham), , Samuel Wyles (Warwickshire), Liam Thomas (Yorkshire), Dan Reynaldo (Hampshire), Callum Flynn (Lancashire), Gordon Laidlaw (Yorkshire), Matthew Partington (Lancashire).

2012 C4C Golf Day

Join friends and funders and help change the lives of disadvantaged young people by taking part in the Cricket for Change Golf Day 2012 at Wimbledon Park Golf Club, Home Park Road, SW19 7HR on Thursday 19th July 2012 - 8:30am start

Entry Fee £400 to include:

  •             Team of Four (with allocated Tee off times)
  •             Tea, Coffee and Bacon Rolls on arrival from 8.30am
  •             Buffet Lunch from 2pm, additional guests welcome
  •             Nearest the Pin, Longest Drive and Hit or Miss the Green
                Competitions
  •             Halfway House
  •             Raffle and Prize Giving

Contact: Alasdair Ramsay on alramsay@cricketforchange.org.uk for an entry form

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

MAIN SPONSOR
With this option your company name will be at the forefront on all promotional material for the day.  The package includes the following:-

One team in the Golf Tournament
Advertising space at the 1st tee, 1st hole, 18th tee and 18th hole
Participation in the presentation of the prizes

Cost of this package - £2500

SPONSOR A HOLE OR TEE

Place your advertising material at your chosen tee or hole for £100

For all sponsorship enquiries please call Alasdair Ramsay on 07528 940 022 or email alramsay@cricketforchange.org.uk

Change young lives and join C4C on the Virgin London Triathlon challenge

Want to test yourself in 2012? The join the C4C 2012 fundraising challenge at the Virgin London Triathlon on the 22nd September and help change and transform the lives of young disadvantaged people.

Challenge yourself with swimming, cycling and running all in one race. With a variety of different distances to choose from there is a race to suit everyone from a complete beginner to an experienced athlete. The event takes place in the ExCeL Centre in Newham, London – one of the boroughs in which Cricket for Change makes a difference in.

Individual Super Sprint (400m swim, 10km bike, 2.5km run)
Individual Sprint (750m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run)                                        

Team Relay Options (3 in a team): One swims, one cycles, one runs

Sprint Team Relay (750m swim, 20km cyle, 5km run)
Olympic Team Relay (1500m swim, 40km cycle, 10km run)

  • Individuals: £75 registration fee and £750 minimum sponsorship
  • Teams: £150 registration fee and £1,000 minimum sponsorship per team

The benefits you will receive fundraising for Cricket for Change:

  • A Cricket for Change T shirt
  • Personalised support from the C4C event team

Take your place now to start transforming lives today.

To register your interest then please get in touch with Alasdair Ramsay via alramsay@cricketforchange.org.uk or call 07528 940 022

Street Elite NEETS lead the way

On a cold crisp winter's morning at the Canary Wharf PlayOn Indoor sports centre, there are mixed feelings of nervous energy, excitement and anticipation as the 'Street Elite' already warming themselves up, are in preparation for the first ever 'Street Elite' competition day.

This first event brings together teams from the Lord’s Taverners, the Berkeley Group and Cricket For Change who are all looking forward to being taken through some exciting street games by our newest recruits, the 'Street Elite'.

Let's Meet the Teams!

 
THE STREET ELITE TEAM (who co-ordinated the competition day)

 
             THE BERKELY GROUP                     THE LORD'S TAVERNERS


       CRICKET FOR CHANGE

Eager to start, the Street Elite team (as well as competing in the day) were each responsible for explaining, demonstrating, scoring, umpiring, officiating and leading the separate tournaments of; 5-a-side football, 'Street20 Cricket', 'Street Rugby 4’s' and Dodgeball - and so seeing as there was no heating on it was definitely time for the games to begin!

The first part of the day started with energetic rounds of 5-a-side football (led by Street Elite's, Abdul and Siobhan). There were some epic games on show and C4C came out on top winning 3-0 in a penalty shoot out against the Lord's Taverners after a brave 1-1 draw at the final whistle of normal time.

“I enjoyed meeting new people because I usually exclude myself from doing that. It brings more confidence to my game and myself” - 'Siobhan' from the Street Elite team

Spirits high and competitiveness revved up, the Street Elite built on this by moving onto 'Street20' cricket. Patiently guided by Rahem, Ali, and Sarlim several games got underway. The Street Elite team won this tournament by beating the C4C team at their own game!

Fired up and ready for some 'Street Rugby 4’s', Street Elite's, Shaddai, Bola and Yusuf expertly demonstrated the rules and basic tactics of the game. It was the Lord's Taverners who secured a well earned victory in this part of the day's events.

And so onto the final tournament of the day, where the Street Elite guys encouraged the now wilting teams into some, Dodgeball. The other teams hoped this would be a slower paced game but, Sulieman and Hasan (of Street Elite) showed that speed, agility and stamina is essential in Dodgeball! As the Street Elite team had this in bucket loads it meant they went onto win the Dodgeball final.

“Today’s session is so much fun. Lots of things to learn and the atmosphere was very friendly”  - Raheem from the Street Elite Team

The day was then finished with a well earned curry during which a happy silence descended on the tired and hungry teams as they tucked into their meals.

In terms of the Street Elite programme, the team are now closing in on the second phase of training, which involves them heading out onto the streets to deliver these various street sports on housing estates in their local areas.

All in all this was a brilliant day and was great to see how far the Street Elite Team has come in such a short space of time. They really excelled and grew with confidence as the day went on and really showed off their coaching skills adapting games as and when it was required.

Massive thanks to everyone who attended as every one had such a great day. Many thanks also to Si Ledwith (of Cricket for Change) for his hard work and guidance he puts into the Street Elite Team and programme.