The Community Cricket Podcast

This week's interview sees Henry Cupitt joining us all the way from New South Wales, Australia. Henry has a tremendous wealth of experience as a club, association development and pathways coach both here in the UK and in Australia, having worked for Middlesex Cricket and the MCC, coaching privately and in the Kent Girls pathway. Henry is now a Cricket manager for Cricket NSW, driving participation in a region several times larger than the whole of the UK.

This week's conversation seeks to compare and contrast the coaching and club environments in both Australia and the UK, in an effort to reveal best practice, and understand some of the reasons for differences and similarities alike, as well as the thought processes behind them. We consider regional pathways, the benefits of non-turf pitches, the impact of increasing profile and professionalism within the women's game and how each system seeks to draw in and retain the interest of the very youngest participants.

The Community Cricket Podcast is a new series created for anyone seeking to help club cricket thrive, brought to you by the people at Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd.

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:

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This week's episode features a particularly interesting interview with Sarah Ginn, an inspirational coach who has been at the very forefront of driving participation for women and girls for the best part of two decades.

Sarah has set up and run both St Fagans CC and Berkswell CC women's sections, works with the juniors in the regional talent pathway in the midlands, and brings an enormous wealth of experience as player, motivator, coach and administrator.

The conversation reveals any number of useful hints for clubs seeking a true direction in harnessing the involvement of girls and women, from how to recruit and retain players, integrating younger ones into the mixed or adult sections, and even signposting players to other clubs when appropriate, in order to ensure that their participation is prioritised over club ambitions.

The Community Cricket Podcast is a new series created for anyone seeking to help club cricket thrive, brought to you by the people at Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd.

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 Sarah:

Twitter: @sarahginn1980

Instagram: sarah.ginn1980

Club: @BerkswellWomen

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

This week's episode features a fascinating interview with Richard Storer and Humphrey Emery from Hallam Cricket Club near Sheffield, awash with a palpable sense of energising their club environment, and in particular upon embracing the All Stars programme.

The conversation also explores the importance of club visibility, the challenges of providing girls a pathway into ladies cricket, expanding and enthusing volunteers, and how to motivate children to progress through the age groups into the adult teams.

The Community Cricket Podcast is a new series created for anyone seeking to help club cricket thrive, brought to you by the people at Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd.

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

The Community Cricket Podcast is a new series created for anyone seeking to help club cricket thrive, brought to you by the people at Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd. Today's conversation is with John Swannick, founder of the Cricket Club Development Network.

John has been involved in playing and administration around club cricket for many years, and in the absence of an alternative source of business support, decided to set up a community with the intent of sharing best practice in the development and day-to-day management of cricket clubs back in 2015. Now with well over 1,000 members across the length and breadth of the UK, the group is helping provide a wealth of experience and advice to a wide array of club personnel.

In this episode, John relays the purpose and target audience for the group, alongside the kinds of advice and resources that he has compiled over the years, as well as touching upon fundraising, managing volunteers, and the various transitions from junior to adult and soft ball to hardball cricket.

By shining a spotlight on a genuinely unique resource, we recommend you check out the episode AND seriously consider signing up with the Cricket Club Development Network. Details of how to make contact with John are listed below.

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

The Club Cricket Development Network:

www.clubdevelopment.org or contact [email protected]

Sponsors:

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

The Community Cricket Podcast is a new series created for anyone seeking to help club cricket thrive, brought to you by the people at Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd. Today's conversation is a brief one between Darren and Tim, as they explain what you can expect from this series.

In short, if you're involved with club cricket… this podcast series is for you!

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

The Community Cricket Podcast is a new series created for anyone seeking to help club cricket thrive, brought to you by the people at Twenty 20 Community Cricket Ltd. Today's conversation is with the chair of Farncombe Cricket Club, Graham Ekins.

Graham is a lifelong cricket fanatic, having started out as club scorer at the tender age of ten, through representing Surrey Young Cricketers and taking on almost every role going at Farncombe over many decades before eventually becoming chairman. As Graham himself says 'I have seen the club through great times, bad times and currently becoming a hub in the local community.'

Graham relays his best advice, emphasizes the importance of face-to-face communication, and how to place a cricket club at the epicentre of the local community. He also shares his experience in developing junior and women's sections, engaging and maintaining volunteers, and the importance of defining and understanding a club's role in the locality. His priceless advice 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

Farncombe Cricket Club:

https://farncombe.play-cricket.com/home

Sponsors:

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