England stars Kevin Pietersen, Charlotte Edwards and cricket broadcaster Mark Nicholas went back to school yesterday (18 June) to celebrate Chance to Shine’s Brit National Cricket Day. The trio visited Sacred Heart School in Battersea, South...

Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne and Thisara Perera took time out of their busy training schedule on Saturday (15 June) to meet with kids from Chance to Shine and share some coaching tips while also answering questions from the...

Wasim Khan, Chief Executive of Chance to Shine, has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday 2013 Honours List, the Cabinet Office announced today (Saturday 15 June).

Wasim receives the prestigious...

England star Matt Prior swapped cricket for collages as he visited George Eliot Primary School earlier this week to help launch Chance to Shine’s Brit National Cricket Day.

Matt spent time in class helping kids to use a collage-based lesson plan...

Chance to Shine children in London and Birmingham had the experience of a lifetime this week as they took part in coaching clinics with some of the stars of the Australian and Pakistan teams thanks to the ICC CSR partnership with Chance to Shine...

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has followed in the footsteps of some of Britain’s greatest cyclists as part of his training ahead of the inaugural PruProtect Chance to Ride charity bike ride which takes place later this year.

Former...

Beth Kirkland, from Dringhouses School, York, was the latest in an increasing number of lucky children chosen to be an England mascot at one of the international matches this summer.

Beth was given this opportunity of a lifetime at the second...

Pupils from nine schools across London tested their cricketing skills in the ‘Workspace Urban20 competition’ at the Ken Barrington Cricket Centre at the Kia Oval earlier this month (15th May). The event hosted two separate tournaments for boys and...

The Cricket Foundation is delighted to announce that Girls on the Front Foot is the beneficiary of a new book on the history of women’s cricket by Isabelle Duncan, 'Skirting The Boundary'.

‘Skirting the Boundary’ is a portrayal of the history of...

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...