In this episode, we finally turn the microphone to face Twenty20 Community Cricket Founder and MD Darren Talbot, as he explains how and why he founded the company. We celebrate Darren’s recent award winning appearance at the Kia Oval, and he tells us all about his vision for plugging the coaching gap for state school educated children, and how he believes this is a premise that could work nationwide and not just within Surrey. He also shares how the set-up is tailored specifically to cater for its girls’ academy, as well as his plans for the future. Enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

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This week we are grateful to Mark Ramprakash for making time available to speak to us. Whilst you will likely be familiar with his professional career (as international or county player, or England men’s batting coach, or dare we say it, even on the dancefloor), his story and experience is of much greater breadth; whether in the role of Director of Cricket at Harrow School, or having come through the state school education system himself, Mark’s viewpoint covers all aspects of the UK cricket and coaching environment. Offering a balanced and well considered perspective, this is not to be missed. Enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

Advertisers:

Enter CCP10 at checkout for a 10% discount with AJ Sports: https://www.AJsports.co.uk  

Check out PLAI Sport at https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/plai

This week we deviate from our usual interview format, and bring in one of our own, in the form of a chat with Robin Maslin, level 3 qualified head coach at Epsom CC, and Director / Head Coach here at Twenty20 Community Cricket. In the first of a series of ‘Coaches Corner’ chats we tap into the enormous wealth of coaching experience we have access to in order to help provide inspiration, additional ideas and solutions for the coaching community out there in the club cricketing environment. In this chat, we particularly focus on how coaches can avoid turning something relatively trivial or typical, into something of inflated importance, and hence, a problem. Enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

Sponsors:

Check out Saitama at www.saitamatoken.com or https://linktr.ee/WeAreSaitama

Advertisers:

Enter CCP10 at checkout for a 10% discount with AJ Sports: https://www.AJsports.co.uk  

Check out PLAI Sport at https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/plai

This week we were lucky enough to sit down and chat with one of the co-creators of Maiden Cricket, Honor Black. Honor (and her sister Cat) are the teenage brains behind the new cricket clothing brand for girls, and she shares the story of their experience in an environment otherwise so tailored towards male participation. We hear about their introduction into cricket, the inspiration behind the brand, the clothing the girls have created, and why. It's fabulous to hear how younger participants can both influence and bring a sense of entrepreneurial spirit, whilst helping to make cricket a truly welcoming environment for all aspiring new players. Enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

Connect with Maiden Cricket:

Website: https://maiden-cricket.co.uk

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/maiden.cricket/

TikTok: @maiden_cricket

Sponsors:

Check out Saitama at www.saitamatoken.com or https://linktr.ee/WeAreSaitama

Advertisers:

Enter CCP10 at checkout for a 10% discount with AJ Sports: https://www.AJsports.co.uk  

Check out PLAI Sport at https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/plai

This week we chat with George Taylor of Colehill Cricket Club in Dorset, as he shares the dramatic story of the club. He relays how complaints from neighbours left the club staring at the prospect of closure, before a subsequent social media and crowdfunding campaign not only saved Colehill CC, but has seen it go on to scale new heights subsequently. A true ‘phoenix from the flames’ story. Enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

Connect with Colehill CC:

X: @ColehillMCC

Instagram: Colehillcc

Sponsors:

Check out Saitama at www.saitamatoken.com or https://linktr.ee/WeAreSaitama

Advertisers:

Enter CCP10 at checkout for a 10% discount with AJ Sports: https://www.AJsports.co.uk  

Check out PLAI Sport at https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/plai

In this week’s pod, we speak with Co-founder & CEO at Batfast Sports, Runish Gudhka. Runish explains how high quality, adaptable batting simulation technology can now be available at your local club. He discusses how it is no longer necessary to have to emply a bowler or someone to feed a bowling machine in order for a batter to hit plenty of balls, and how the hardware and software created by Batfast could be employed not just at your cricket club, but as gamification and a means of increasing participation away from the typical environment. Enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

Connect with Batfast:

www.batfast.com

[email protected]

Sponsors:

Check out Saitama at www.saitamatoken.com or https://linktr.ee/WeAreSaitama

Advertisers:

Enter CCP10 at checkout for a 10% discount with AJ Sports: https://www.AJsports.co.uk  

Check out PLAI Sport at https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/plai

This week we’re excited to bring you a conversation with Adam Davidson, Regional Programme Manager for the MCC Foundation. Adam tells us all about the programme, how it is tailored to provide free training and development opportunities for the selected state school cricketers across the country, how particpants can get involved, and some of the upsides of doing so. It’s a wonderful programme that stretches right across the country for both boys and girls in secondary education, so all clubs should be looking to put their players forward for selection. One not to be missed. Enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

Connect Adam / the MCC Foundation:

https://www.lords.org/mcc/mcc-foundation

[email protected]

Sponsors:

Check out Saitama at www.saitamatoken.com or https://linktr.ee/WeAreSaitama

Advertisers:

Enter CCP10 at checkout for a 10% discount with AJ Sports: https://www.AJsports.co.uk  

Check out PLAI Sport at https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/plai

This week we’re pleased to bring you a conversation with John Oates focussing on best practice around the commercial and marketing areas within cricket. John is the man behind Get Sport Support, a business tailored towards professional and community sports set-ups, and our conversation touches on everything from selling sponsorship and memberships, to community interaction, building a culture, and harnessing volunteers on a short term project basis. John draws together a wealth of industry experience to blend practical principles with genuine insight that will make a difference at your club. Check out details below to sign-up to a series of webinars to explore these topics in more detail. Meanwhile, enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

Connect with John / info about the webinar series: www.getsportsupport.co.uk  [email protected]

Webinar series: Twelve essential actions to enhance your cricket club, presented by John Oates from Get Sport Support

A four part series of webinars taking part across June & July 2024. Just contact [email protected] for an application form, only £45 for each club (access to three club members)

Includes:

- Deciding on “how we do things around here” - your culture.

- Understanding the 5 business outcomes that a sponsor may want from your club.

- Actively selling your club to volunteers, especially students and young graduates.

- Recognising that empathy is an essential attribute for leaders in community sports clubs.

- How short-term projects in the club can attract skilled volunteers.

- Why a commitment to provide a great ‘customer’ experience across the club is essential.

- Understanding that there are different types of members who have different wants and needs.

- Building community interaction is a key to having a successful club.

- Your club can attract more followers through projecting the image and values of the club through social media.

Sponsors:

Check out Saitama at www.saitamatoken.com or https://linktr.ee/WeAreSaitama

Advertisers:

Enter CCP10 at checkout for a 10% discount with AJ Sports: https://www.AJsports.co.uk  

Check out PLAI Sport at https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/plai

This week we welcome David Jaques, a genuine ‘lifer’ down at Capel Cricket Club in the Dorking area of Surrey, to share insights into how he’s helped play a key part in creating a community centric cricket club in a village context, against a backdrop where so many others have struggled. We hear how he has learned to harness local influencers, to make space for volunteers to grow into roles, the importance of a fun environment and the sheer depth of passion invested into the club. A true inspiration; enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

Connect with Capel Cricket Club:

https://capelcricketclub.co.uk

Instagram: @capelcricketclub

Sponsors:

Check out Saitama at www.saitamatoken.com or https://linktr.ee/WeAreSaitama

Advertisers:

Enter CCP10 at checkout for a 10% discount with AJ Sports: https://www.AJsports.co.uk  

Check out PLAI Sport at https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/plai

This week we delve deeper into fundraising for cricket clubs, and in particular how digital raffle platforms specifically tailored towards sports clubs can prove extremely time efficient whilst also generating a regular source of club income. We speak with David Gray, Business Development Director at Play Fund Win, in order to find out more… Enjoy the show!

Notes on podcast series:

The Community Cricket Podcast is brought to you by Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to support and promote cricket in state schools, to develop young cricketers of all ages & backgrounds and to develop associate cricket nations at all levels. The podcast is presented by Tim Ferrone and Darren Talbot. Darren brings an enormous wealth of cricket coaching and development experience, and Tim reckons he spends more time coaching than he does his ‘proper’ job. Both love the sport of cricket and are tremendously passionate advocates of its capacity to benefit all who partake in it.

The Community Cricket Podcast is produced by Wrapped Up Music.

Connect with us:

If you have a comment or club cricket question you’d like us to address, then just drop us a line at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com

Connect with Play Fund Win:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.playfundwin.com

Sponsors:

Check out Saitama at www.saitamatoken.com or https://linktr.ee/WeAreSaitama

Advertisers:

Enter CCP10 at checkout for a 10% discount with AJ Sports: https://www.AJsports.co.uk  

Check out PLAI Sport at https://www.twenty20cricketcompany.com/plai