Pupils from Steve Finn’s old school, Cassiobury Junior School in Watford will share the Lord’s outfield with the England and Middlesex bowler on Friday 17 May, as they take part in a cricket demonstration during the lunch interval of the Test...

Sunshine and showers greeted the teams on the annual Chance to Shine Golf Day at The Berkshire Golf Club in Ascot. Twenty teams battled the challenging red course with the Deeley Mathews team emerging as the winners.

The winning team consisted of...

By Natasha Martin 

Around 100 girls from 11 state schools from Middlesex took part in a Chance to Compete cricket cup at Regents Park on Wednesday 1st May, with the support of Booz & Company.While the sun was blazing, girls in years 7...

Heather Knight will be inspiring the next generation of girls this summer as the latest England women’s cricketer to become a Chance to Shine Coaching Ambassador.

Heather will be based in Cardiff and will support Cricket Wales as part of the...

PruProtect, the award winning life and protection insurer, has been confirmed as the title sponsor for the inaugural PruProtect Chance to Ride charity bike ride with Michael Vaughan which takes place later this year.

Former England captain Vaughan...

The International Cricket Council today announced the three charity partners that will feature during the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England and Wales. Chance to Shine will join Room to Read and Thinkwise as official partners of the...

The Chance to Shine campaign to bring cricket back into state schools has now reached its two millionth child, the Cricket Foundation announced today (26 April).

The charity has achieved the landmark two years ahead of schedule and has pledged to...

Edwardian cricket team the Authors, which once featured the likes of PG Wodehouse and Arthur Conan Doyle, has been revived and now stars writers including Sebastian Faulks, Tom Holland and William Fiennes.

On Sunday 19th May they will be donning...

Big-hitting England star Craig Kieswetter gave schoolchildren in Bridgwater a morning to remember when he joined them for a special assembly and coaching session today (22 April).

Alongside coaches from Wembdon Cricket Club, Kieswetter inspired...

Sports business consultant Omar Khan will be pounding the streets of London this Sunday to raise vital funds for Chance to Shine.

Before tackling the Virgin London Marathon, Omar and Chance to Shine hosted a pre-London Marathon breakfast this...

Two-thirds (64 per cent) of children in Britain’s schools are cheating during school sport due to the pressure they feel under to win, according to research published today (15 April) by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and ‘Chance to Shine’ cricket...

Duncan Fearnley wrapped up his two-year tenure as Worcestershire President by leaving a lasting impact after his final fund-raising event drummed up funds for Chance to Shine.  

The charity lunch, which was hosted at New Road earlier this...

Schoolchildren helped to create the silver outline of a giant Ashes urn at Lord’s Cricket Ground today (1 April) to mark 100 days until the start of the Investec Ashes series on 10 July. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Chance to Shine organised...

Pupils at St.Luke's Primary School in Hanley had the experience of a lifetime yesterday (28 March) when Stoke City footballer Andy Wilkinson and England cricketer Danielle Wyatt visited the school and took part in a special cricketing...

Over 450 school children from across Essex had the opportunity of a lifetime earlier this week (18 March) as Essex Cricket opened their doors for schools to come and watch the professionals in a pre-season training session.

The children attending...

Primary school sport is set to be transformed thanks to a £150m-a-year boost that will improve coaching for the youngest pupils and inspire the Olympic and Paralympic stars of the future, the Prime Minister announced today (16 March).London...

The Cricket Foundation has joined forces with ESPN Cricinfo to offer the chance of a lifetime to one lucky school who will win a coaching session with two former international cricketers at Lord’s and a personal visit to their school from...

Former England and Yorkshire cricketer turned ballroom dancer Michael Vaughan returned to his old Sheffield secondary, Silverdale, this week (27 February) to inspire young cricketers to follow in his footsteps.

Silverdale is part of Chance to...

Chance to Shine are spicing things up for their Chance to Compete secondary schools competition in 2013 as finalists in the new Under 13 girls’ softball competition will battle it out on the same pitch that the England Women’s Ashes...

Olympic double medallist and Strictly Come Dancing champion, Louis Smith, announced today (Friday, 8 February) that he will be joining Michael Vaughan on his UK-wide charity bike ride this September. 

Former England spin bowler and I’m...