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Cricket: Ashes win boosts grassroots participation

October 15, 2024
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The ECB have today announced that more than 60,000 women are now playing cricket as the women’s game continues to grow in popularity following the England Women’s Ashes triumph over Australia earlier this year.

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A total of 63,560 women and girls over 14 years old played cricket in the last twelve months according to a new game-wide study of grassroots participation commissioned by ECB’s Cricket Partnerships team.

The study also showed that 68% of female cricketers would like to play the game more often, with this figure rising even higher to 93% among those who play the game occasionally in the 14 to 16 year old age range.

The announcement also comes as The Cricket Foundation’s Chance to Shine initiative, which promotes cricket in state schools, is set to reach its one millionth girl during the autumn school term. More than 983,000 schoolgirls have taken part in cricket across 7,000 state schools since the project was first launched in 2005.

Lizzie Flint, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine

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