Chance to Shine
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Last Seen Profiles
Great to take
@jimmy9
back to his old school today at St Mary’s Primary in Burnley.
No amount of media training prepared him for the intense grilling from Year 3 though 😙
- Favourite ice cream? (vanilla)
- What would your super power be? (invisibility)
- Do you like karaoke?…
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What a brilliant cricketer Alastair Cook is. An inspiration to so many girls and boys across the country.
Congratulations on an incredible career👏👏👏.
#ThankYouCooky
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We're very grateful to the PM &
@Number10gov
for letting us to play Street
#cricket
outside Number 10. Shows it can be played ANYWHERE!
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From lying in a hospital bed a year ago to inspiring children in our schools. We're so proud to have him as our ambassador
#inspiration
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Huge congratulations 🥳 to
@_laurenbell2
and
@Wongi95
who have today become the first full
#ChancetoShine
participants to play 🏏 for England.
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He's a young man who fled to the UK from Afghanistan and now cricket is helping him settle in to his new life.
The inspiring Street participant of the Year is Bashir Jabbarkhail from
@NorfolkCB
👏👏👏
#CTSAwards19
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Since
@englandcricket
's win last Sunday we've seen a whopping 340% increase in requests from teachers for cricket coaching in their school next year!
To fulfil that demand we need your support 🙏 - give today and it will be matched £ for £ 👉
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SHOT!!!
@SadiqKhan
is a very handy batsman 👏👏👏
New funding from
@MayorofLondon
will ensure many more children across the capital get the opportunity to play and learn through cricket 👌
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Massive congratulations to our trustee
@ejrainfordbrent
on her MBE! 👏
The whole cricketing community is very, very proud of you this evening 😍
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Calling all primary school teachers! We have FREE
#TeachingResources
for you! - Watch the video to find out more.
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Fantastic evening with host by
@mcjnicholas
with 4 brilliant captains
@Eoin16
@Jaseholder98
@QuinnyDeKock69
and Kane Williamson 🙌
Thank you all for your time and a big thanks to everyone who joined and bought tickets!
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It’s Maths with
@sambillings
using a lesson from our Teachers’ Portal! We’re teaming up with
@cricketworldcup
to bring you new resources from September
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COOL CATCHER CHALLENGE 👐
We're encouraging everyone to stay active during the
#COVID
ー19 outbreak.
Week 1 is developing catching skills and hand-eye coordination.
Watch below and then show us your best efforts!
#StayInWorkOut
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This is what it’s all about 🙌🙌🙌
Dahl Class wishing England good luck for Sunday's
@cricketworldcup
Final
@ECB_cricket
@Chance2Shine
#EngvNZL
#ICCCricketWorldCup2019
#BeInspired
#thepowerofcricket
#welovecricket
#cricketforall
🏏🏏🏏🏏
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A huge well done to
@benstokes38
for completing his half-marathon challenge in 1:39:40 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
What an effort 👏
Please donate here if you can, to support
@NHSCharities
and Chance to Shine:
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Brilliant to have some top advice for our Super Strikers from
@root66
in this week's Chance to Shine Live session!
The
@englandcricket
captain knows plenty about batting and with recent scores he might just be the best person to learn from!
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What a beautiful day to be playing cricket at the Oval!
@surreycricket
Text CRICKET6 to 70450 to donate £6 and give more children the opportunity to develop through cricket! 🏏
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It's Day One of
@YorkshireTea
#NationalCricketWeek
and we've got
@MAWood33
on hand to talk you through our
#StrictlyComeCatching
challenge!
Check it out and then send us in your best creative efforts 🙌
Full session plan is here:
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Some very exciting news... 😮
@MickJagger
will be supporting Chance to Shine during the Final Test!
🎸🏏🎸🏏🎸🏏
Read all about it 👉
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We’ve been at Lord’s today for Chance to Dine 🍽
Our chefs
@AlexHartley93
,
@katecross16
,
@MichaelVaughan
& Chris Cowdrey have been busy in the kitchen cooking for over 180 people!
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Want FREE tickets to the
@cricketworldcup
?
Sign your school up to the ICC Cricket World Cup Schools Programme and enter the ‘Playground Pundits’ competition to be in with a chance to win!
More info ➡
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If you listened to
@benstokes38
and the
@GardenMara
team on
@5liveSport
@BBCBreakfast
here’s what it’s all about and how you can donate 👉
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Meet Keira 👋
She’s the TWO MILLIONTH girl to receive Chance to Shine coaching since 2005!
She loves playing cricket and her confidence has grown through taking part.
#InternationalWomensDay
Read all about her story ➡️
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Join us next Wednesday 2-2.45PM as we'll be delivering our first ever Chance to Shine session streamed LIVE on YouTube!
Our coaches will take pupils through 3 activities building skills and getting active 💪
Find out more below and tag a teacher to let them know 👍
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A fantastic Test match between
@englandcricket
and
@BCCI
👏
Their amazing efforts have raised £190,000 for Chance to Shine, a huge thanks to
@MickJagger
for his generous support 👍.
Read all about a fascinating finale to the series at The Oval:
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6,000 schoolchildren are having a brilliant time here at
@surreycricket
Schools Day - give us a wave if you’re here 👋👋 Well done
@SurreyCricketFd
👍👍
#cricket
@hantscricket
@surreycricket
@RoyalLondon
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Congratulations to both
@englandcricket
and
@ACBofficials
on a fantastic
#U19CWC2022
semi final. Played with the type of spirt that our own participants can look up to 👏
Good luck 🏴 in the final!
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We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of
@englandcricket
great, Bob Willis.
Heartfelt condolences go out to all of Bob's friends and family.
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The spirit of cricket
@chriswoakes
🤝🤝🤝
A remarkable game that no one deserved to lose. The
@BLACKCAPS
had an outstanding tournament 👏
Commiserations
@BLACKCAPS
A truly sensational
#CWC19
final
You gave your all. Well played 👏
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Interesting
@bbctms
interview with Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick who spoke about encouraging children, especially girls, to get into sport at a young age to learn ‘teamwork, resilience, friendships and sheer fun’
#lovecricket
#tms
#engvind
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Congratulations 🥳Samreen Begum on winning Participant of the Year last night at the Chance to Shine Awards. Samreen attends her local Street projects and is a talented cricketer who inspires her peers, she's resilient and is a real inspiration to us all.
This is her story 👇
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Cricket is a game for all and everyone should feel welcome 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Well done
@root66
for standing up for the Spirit of Cricket
"Don't use it as an insult. There's nothing wrong with being gay."
Joe Root responds to sledging from Windies bowler Shannon Gabriel.
Full story:
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Thanks to
@Danni_Wyatt
for a lovely shout out to Keira!
And a great message for any aspiring young girls 💪💪💪
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#100Years
on, women are breaking down barriers and inspiring the next generation.
Today we're celebrating the
@englandcricket
team and their amazing
@icc
World Cup success 💪.
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WEEK 2 - BRILLIANT BOWLER ACTIVITY
This week, focussing on developing bowling accuracy and fine-motor skills.
Watch below and then send us in your best efforts 👍
More FREE resources like this:
Keep on keeping active everybody 💪
#StayInWorkOut
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When Alastair Cook made his England debut we'd brought cricket to just 72 schools in the country and fewer than 5,000 children!
Today we've delivered in over 14,000 schools and brought cricket to more than four million children 😅
Twitter, iPhones and Little Mix.
How the world has changed since Alastair Cook's Test debut.
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Congratulations to
@Heatherknight55
and the
@englandcricket
team for winning
#SPOTY
Team of the Year! 👏👏👏 incredible and inspirational performance in 2017
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Join us for a special event with
@Eoin16
,
@Jaseholder98
,
@QuinnyDeKock69
& Kane Williamson 🏏
They'll be talking about their incredible careers and experiences playing in tournaments around the world
📅: Monday 19 October
⏰: 7PM BST
🎫: £15
Register 👉
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The first award of the night, County Board of the Year, goes to
@warks_wcb
!
Despite significant challenges this year, the team have continued to inspire children across the county, delivering high quality coaching and understanding the needs of their participants!
#CTSAwards21
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Tonight we are proud to release our Impact Report for 2023. In 2021/22 we worked to inspire over half a million children through cricket 😍
This is Anna's story.
Read the report here➡️
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We're incredibly proud to announce that we recently reached our FOUR MILLIONTH child🙌! Her name is Milly-May, she's 7 from
@SchoolEastern
in Port Talbot.
Find out more about her here:
#4millionnotout
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We’re delighted to announce a partnership with
@YouthSportTrust
! 🤝
We’ll be joining forces to ensure more children can enjoy the life changing benefits of sport 🏏
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Huge thanks to
@Lottie2323
and
@Eoin16
for their support yesterday, the St Andrew's pupils had a brilliant day's cricket in the sun ☀️☀️☀️
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Join us for two special events with cricket stars including Sir Andrew Strauss,
@Heatherknight55
&
@darensammy88
!
Hear about their incredible careers and ask them a question in the Q&A 🙌
📅: Thursday 18 March & Thursday 25 March
⏰: 7PM GMT
🎫: £20 per event or £30 for both
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Well done
@klrahul11
on his rearguard century for
@BCCI
which brings up another £20k donation from
@MickJagger
taking the total amount to date to...£170k
#charity
#ENGvIND
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The first winner of the Outstanding Contribution award is Dave Reddy.
Having recently retired from
@LancsCricketFDN
, Dave was selected for this award by the Chance to Shine team for the support he has given our programmes since the very beginning!
#CTSAwards20
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ICYMI - yesterday we were delighted to hear that
@benstokes38
is going to take on his first ever half marathon to raise funds for the NHS Charities Together and Chance to Shine.
Ben saw the
@GardenMara
effort and is fundraising for their page!
More 👉
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Happy Holi to all! 💛 🖤 🧡 💙 💚 ❤️
We created a very special 🏏 moment with
@LeicsCricket
, check it out 👇
#RaisingTheGame
#Holi2023
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Who's ready for Day 2 of
@YorkshireTea
#NationalCricketWeek
?! 🙋♀️🙋♂️
Today's session is called
#LastBatterStands
and one of England's greatest skippers
@MichaelVaughan
is here to show you a game of concentration and resilience!
Full session plan is here:
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We're at Rustall Primary with Alastair Cook celebrating the launch of
@YorkshireTea
National Cricket Week 2018! 🏏
#YTNCW18
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It's official! We've beaten the Aussies and have set a new Guinness World Record! 💪🎉🙌🏏
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The Community Cricket Award goes to
@cricketmanwales
!
Rick has had a big impact on cricket within Pembrokeshire, working with over 60 schools!
He ensures that children have a positive experience of the game and inspires them to continue their cricketing journey!
#CTSAwards21
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We’re filming today with
@BBCSport
&
@OneShow
- our Street
#cricket
participants are showing the game to
@MoeenAli
@jbairstow21
@chriswoakes
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Chance to Shine ambassador
@JetJennings
joined
@NoBallsTCP
star
@AlexHartley93
to visit our girls secondary programme at
@CoopAcademyNM
today.
All part of gearing up for
@YorkshireTea
#nationalcricketweek
- which gets underway on 21st June 🏏 🥳
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Just imagine being a 10 year old & actually PLAYING on the hallowed turf. Now that's special! Thanks
@HomeOfCricket
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We're so proud to have
@jamestaylor20
as our official Chance to Shine Ambassador, inspiring kids at Oak Tree Primary
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This young man from
@staffscricket
is having an incredible impact on the children that he works with, thanks to the time and effort he takes to understand them ☺️
Our Schools Coach of the Year is Myles Coughlan
#CTSAwards18
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What a brilliant time at the
@BGCCharityDay
making trades and raising 💷💷💷. Huge thanks to all our ambassadors and beneficiaries!
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Incredibly sad news. We're wishing Andrew and the whole family the very best in an exceptionally difficult time.
Ruth Strauss, the wife of former England captain and director of cricket Andrew Strauss, has died at the age of 46 as a result of a rare lung cancer
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He’s brought some incredible memories to us all this year, time for us to start paying him back!
🗳️ You can now vote for
@benstokes38
to win
#SPOTY
!
Go to:
#VoteStokes
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...and here’s young Jayden bowling like his dad
@devon_malcolm
in the nets - he’s only 13 and already looking like a future
@englandcricket
star. Keep an eye on him
@jamestaylor20
@edsmithwriter
👀👀👌
#cricket
#englandcricket
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Congratulations to our Schools Coach of the Year
@LuffSophie
from
@somersetcb
!
Sophie is an inspirational coach who has given so many children across Somerset an amazing experience of cricket - all this whilst playing for the
@WesternStormKSL
🌪 as well!
#CTSAwards19
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Save the Date!
@YorkshireTea
#NationalCricketWeek
is back from Monday 21 - Friday 25 June! 🙌
We'll have lots more fun activities for children to enjoy so keep an eye out for more information 🎉
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Chance to Shine is delighted to announce Laura Cordingley as our new Chief Executive!
Many thanks to the brilliant outgoing CEO
@swanson_luke
👏👏👏.
Find out more about Laura’s appointment:
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Day 4 of
@YorkshireTea
#NationalCricketWeek
and
@heatherknight55
is here for a challenging bowling session called
#TopOfOff
.
How many goes will it take you? Can you get the
#YorkshireGold
standard?
Let us know how you get on!
Full session plan:
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21% of girls aged 5 to 10 do not participate in sport outside of school, compared to 12% of boys the same age 😡
This needs to change!
We aim to alter attitudes to cricket to keep them playing sport 💪
#ThisGirlCan
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To support Literacy learning, this week's activity is 'Crazy Commentator 🎙'
We want to hear and see people commentating on the final ball of the Super Over 🏏 whilst achieving curriculum outcomes 💪
Watch below as
@bbctms
'
@AlisonMitchell
introduces the task!
#Homeschooling
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What an incredibly brave thing to be able to talk publicly about
@katecross16
💪💪💪.
Everybody please read and watch this.
If you’re struggling, remember that you don’t have to go through this alone. Open up and talk to someone.
#mentalhealthmatters
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We did it! 580 kids took part in the largest ever cricket lesson in a single venue
@HomeOfCricket
🙌🙌🙌
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We had the best time
@HomeOfCricket
last week when
@katecross16
,
@AlexHartley93
,
@MichaelVaughan
and
@ChrisCowdreyUK
battled it out in the Lord's kitchen to be crowned winners of Chance to Dine 2023 raising vital funds to help us continue our work. Huge thanks to
@IGcom
for…
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Join us this time tomorrow for Chance to Shine LIVE!
We've got a brilliant line up of coaches ready to lead the session:
@Greggers_25
@RehaanSC
@jo_sports
All you need is something to catch, something to hit with and a target 👍
Find out more below👇
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Chance to Shine LIVE - Cool Catcher 🎾🤲!
Join us next week for our 2nd live session, working on throwing and catching skills.
⏰ Wednesday 20 January, 2-2.45PM
All you need is a need is a ball 🎾 and a wall 🧱!
All the details and the link 👇
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🟡⚫️ OUR IMPACT 🟡⚫️
Our brand new Impact Report covering the last 18 months is out now!
Despite the pandemic, we reached nearly 300,000 young people in schools & communities and countless more through online sessions 🙌
Read how the
#PowerOfCricket
is making a difference 👇
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Massive thanks to our amazing ambassador
@jamestaylor20
who supported our girls' Finals Day. He's also a fan of
@NatWest_Cricket
wristband 🙌
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😡😡😡 very sad to see this.
Sport can play a vital role in alleviating exam stress and teaching life skills not measured by exam papers.
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As we round off
#nationalcricketweek
- we're going to leave the last word to
@gregjames
.
"Not everybody who touches cricket has to become a megastar. There's a bit of cricket for everyone."
All young people should have the chance to experience this game. That's why we're here❤️
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🏏 Huge congrats to Phil Mellons
@Chesney2525
on receiving the Outstanding Contribution Award at last night''s Awards ceremony 🏆 For an incredible 16 years, Phil led the way as a coach on Durham's Chance to Shine delivery team, leaving an indelible mark. His passion for cricket…
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We're delighted to have
@MattPrior13
and
@jamestaylor20
supporting Chance to Shine this year, working to inspire schoolchildren all across the country to take part and enjoy playing cricket!
They're supporting our
#CricketInspires
campaign read more 👉
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Emily Vickery is winner of Schools Coach of the Year!
Emily played a key role in supporting
@SomCricketFDN
response to Covid-19, delivering virtual cricket sessions to over 300 children across 10 schools!
#CTSAwards21
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Congratulations 🥳 Scott Chappell of
@SomCricketFDN
, a truly well deserved recognition of your outstanding contribution to the charity
#CTSAwards22
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🎉 We're celebrating our birthday today! 🥳
A big thank you to everyone who has supported the charity through our first 15 years.
Together, we've taken cricket to 5 million children in over 16,500 state schools and communities, spreading the
#powerofcricket
#ChancetoShine15
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A very happy St Andrew's Day to our Scottish friends 🏴🏴🏴
Throwback to June 2018, when
@CricketScotland
beat the future World Champions in an incredible match 👏
What a game and what a reaction!
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A joint statement from
@Chance2Shine
@AceProgramme
and
@LordsTaverners
on the findings of the ICEC Report.
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We’re filming new videos to support teachers and coaches deliver Covid secure sessions in September 🏏
We’ve got our brilliant 2019 Coaches of the Year
@LuffSophie
and
@MKP_23
here to be our instructors!
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With a huge year for cricket in 2019 we're aiming to get thousands of children across the country excited about the sport through visits from ambassadors to their schools!
Read more about our
#CricketInspires
campaign:
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Stuart Broad and Heather Knight are with us for this historic event. Go to our FB page for a live stream
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Wow! Thank you
@benstokes38
👏👏👏
Inspired by the
@GardenMara
team, Ben has some great news.
Must watch ➡️
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ICYMI
@Eoin16
joined us at the Chance to Shine Street national finals thanks to
@NatWest_Cricket
. Find out who won:
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Good luck if you're expecting A-Level
#examresults
- we're keeping our fingers crossed for you & so is
@Eoin16
!
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Chance to Shine LIVE - Cool Catcher 🎾🤲!
Perfect for some afternoon physical activity for pupils on site or those home-schooling.
⏰ Wednesday 20 January, 2-2.45PM
All you need is a need is a ball 🎾 and a wall 🧱!
All the details and the link 👇
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Absolute scenes as
@Tara_norris98
takes the first ever 5 wicket haul in the
#WPL
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"I'd never played cricket before, and Chance to Shine came into my school and just got me involved and I absolutely loved it"
Check out the day we caught up with Tara last summer ⬇️
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Calling teachers and parents 📢
To help keep children active, we're running a LIVE Chance to Shine session, building skills and having fun 💪
Slot it into the home schooling schedule or tune in for pupils still at school 👍
Wednesday, 2-2.45PM
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Join us tomorrow for a live-streamed Chance to Shine cricket session: Skilful Scorer 🧮
We're working on batting skills, improving accuracy and power.
Our brilliant coaches have recharged over the half-term break and ready to go!
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We’re all set for our
@YorkshireTea
‘s Night at the Museum
@HomeOfCricket
- who else is staying up?!
#AshesSleepover
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