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November
23/11/2010 - The Ashes played Down Under the A40? You better flamin’ believe it!
Hours before the start of the 2010 Ashes, two legends of Australian TV and English cricket were play...
19/11/2010 - England and Australia team up
'England and Australia team up': perhaps not a phrase we’ll hear much this winter, but as the ...
19/11/2010 - Double record for Charlotte
Chance to Shine coaching ambassador Charlotte Edwards has become a record breaker – twice in o...
11/11/2010 - Volunteers Hit the Top for Chance to Shine
Employees from Man Group and Brit Insurance took a break from their day jobs to volunteer at a visua...
October
27/10/2010 - Tower Hamlets seal StreetChance double
The end of the cricket season could not stop play at a Street 20 cricket competition on Monday which...
22/10/2010 - Mayfair Capital charity quiz raises over £10,000 for Chance to Shine
Mayfair Capital Investment Management Ltd. held its annual Charity Quiz evening, on Tuesday (20...
21/10/2010 - Cricket and the City come together for Lord Mayor's City Cricket Dinner
The Grange Hotel, St Paul’s was the venue for an evening of cricketing entertainment on 30th S...
19/10/2010 - Cricket Foundation Fundraiser runs a quick single for Pitch Perfect
Dave Haggart, Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser at the Cricket Foundation, completed the Royal Parks...
13/10/2010 - Volunteers honoured at Brit Insurance Annual Achievement Awards
The great and the good of the cricketing world came together on 12 October to celebrate the work bei...
07/10/2010 - Two new England cricketers join the Cricket Foundation
Two and a half years on from the inception of joint Cricket Foundation and ECB coaching contracts fo...
06/10/2010 - Pinsent Masons sponsors Chance to Shine tournament day
Pinsent Masons, a gold level supporter of Chance to Shine supported by Brit Insurance, sponsored a c...
05/10/2010 - World cup winners support hospital play week
World-cup winning captain Charlotte Edwards, and batsman Lydia Greenway, both Chance to Shine c...
September
24/09/2010 - Zak leads the way for England
Zak Woodcock was one of several lucky children, chosen through competitions and reward schemes, to b...
23/09/2010 - England stars stand to attention for Army Super Camps
Year nine and ten students from schools across East Berkshire this week (22 September) enj...
23/09/2010 - Pitch Perfect round up
This was a busy month for The Lord Mayor’s Appeal, Pitch Perfect. Activities on and off both p...
23/09/2010 - Girl power a hit at Lord's
England cricketers and journalists joined forces for a unique tournament at Lord’s earlier thi...
23/09/2010 - Finn gives school children a master class in ‘Street20’ cricket
England ace Steven Finn was a special guest at an event to mark the second anniversary of StreetChan...
20/09/2010 - Street cred: inner-city scheme helps improve cricket’s image, engage marginalised pupils and deter young from joining gangs
An accessible, exciting and fast-paced version of cricket is helping to improve the image of “...
19/09/2010 - Kids still think cricket is a fair game
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of secondary school children believe that the negative reports following the...
13/09/2010 - Linklaters crowned Six in the City Cricket Champions
Linklaters won the Six in the City 2010 trophy for the first time after beating M&G in the final...
03/09/2010 - Chance to Shine Trustee joins LMA team in Three Peaks Challenge
Chance to Shine supported by Brit Insurance Trustee Tim O’Gorman joined the LMA Pitch Perfect ...
01/09/2010 - Pitch Perfect showcase at Lord's
The Lord Mayor of London, Nick Anstee, was at Lord’s on the second day of the final England v ...
01/09/2010 - England stars launch StreetChance Dewsbury
‘StreetChance Dewsbury’ – an inner-city community cricket initiative for young peo...
August
20/08/2010 - Harry Potter star supports Chance to Shine
Actor Tom Felton, who plays Harry Potter villain ‘Draco Malfoy’ in the smash hit films, ...
20/08/2010 - Maddie the mascot leads the way for England
Maddie Phillips is the latest of several lucky children, chosen through competitions and reward sche...
19/08/2010 - Gentlemen v Players match in support of Chance to Shine
Gentlemen & Players Ltd played in a Gentlemen v Players match at Wormsley, the cricket ground lo...
16/08/2010 - Step up to the Crease...and donate your match fee!
This weekend (21/22 August) will see clubs across the country raising money for Chance to Shine thro...
13/08/2010 - Captains, world cup winners and England legends show their Spirit of Cricket
This year's MCC Spirit of Cricket summer camps, run by Chance to Shine, have seen almost 600 ch...
11/08/2010 - Sky Sports feature on Chance to Shine, 29 July 2010
Sky Sports ran a feature on Chance to Shine supported by Brit Insurance to mark the campaign's fifth...
09/08/2010 - Chance to Shine lad proves a lucky mascot for Team England
An 11 year old from Nuneaton had the experience of a lifetime on Friday (6 August) when he walked on...
09/08/2010 - Drugs a greater risk to children than knives, say parents in StreetChance survey
Drug abuse is the biggest worry for parents of schoolchildren in Britain, with 10 times as many fear...
July
30/07/2010 - StreetChance expands to Birmingham
‘StreetChance Birmingham’was launched today (30th July) by former Pakistan internat...
30/07/2010 - Gentlemen and Players to relaunch in support of Chance to Shine
Gentlemen & Players Ltd are organising a Gentlemen v Players match at Wormsley, the cricket grou...
27/07/2010 - 3 easy ways to Step up and help Chance to Shine
There are now three quick and simple ways for you to show your support for Chance to Shine supported...
21/07/2010 - Chance to Shine announce shirt support from Hampshire Cricket
The Cricket Foundation announced today (21/07/2010) that Hampshire Cricket is the latest county to s...
21/07/2010 - Minister for Sport makes a special visit to see Chance to Shine in action
The Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson, chose a Chance to Shine supported by Brit I...
21/07/2010 - Pakistan cricketers help coach kids at MCC Spirit of Cricket events
Members of the Pakistan cricket squad, Wahab Riaz and Zulqarnain Haider, took time out ahead of the ...
17/07/2010 - North London youngsters play hard ball with Booz & Co
Young people from across North London took part in their first ever hard ball school cricket tournam...
13/07/2010 - High Wycombe Cricket Club steps up to the crease for Chance to Shine
High Wycombe Cricket Club in Buckinghamshire stepped up to the crease last week in support of Chance...
09/07/2010 - Great prizes and ‘Donate your match fee’ weekend announced!
Step up to the Crease is our public fundraising appeal aimed at schools and clubs. Today (9 July) we...
07/07/2010 - Graham Thorpe joins C2S kids at Salisbury Cricket Festival
Children from a selection of schools in Salisbury had the chance to meet former England and Surrey s...
01/07/2010 - World of Cricket dinner raises £83,000 for Pitch Perfect
The great and the good from the cricketing world attended the World of Cricket fundraising dinner at...
June
25/06/2010 - Chance to Shine the winner on Brit Insurance National Cricket Day
England cricketers in the classroom, cricket-themed lessons and beach cricket festivals – all ...
23/06/2010 - England cricketers turn out for Brit Insurance National Cricket Day
Alastair Cook, Charlotte Edwards, Graham Onions and Matt Prior are among the England cricketers who ...
23/06/2010 - Cricket lovers and counties Step up to the Crease
Cricket lovers and counties Step up to the Crease Hampshire County Cricket Club is the latest count...
20/06/2010 - Cricket Foundation survey finds school kids avoid PE with a little help from mum and dad
One in five parents (20%) admit to sending a sick note to school to excuse their child from a PE les...
14/06/2010 - Countdown to Brit Insurance National Cricket Day
Preparations for Brit Insurance National Cricket Day are in full swing with over 500 schools now sig...
May
25/05/2010 - Brit Insurance and Chance to Shine form new partnership
The Cricket Foundation announced today (25 May) that Brit Insurance has signed a four year partnersh...
24/05/2010 - Chance to Shine celebrates five years!
Chance to Shine celebrated its fifth anniversary last week with an indoor schools tournament at Lord...
19/05/2010 - One million reasons to celebrate Chance to shine’s fifth anniversary
One million school children have now benefited from Chance to shine, The Cricket Foundation announce...
19/05/2010 - Rain doesn’t stop play for flood-hit clubs thanks to cricket charities
Cricket clubs in Carlisle and Workington have new all-weather cricket pitches thanks to The Cricket ...
05/05/2010 - Youngster bowled over by Monty
Jared Dodd, an eleven year old cricketer from Banstead, had the experience of a lifetime as he faced...
April
29/04/2010 - Marathon success for Team Pitch Perfect
Chance to shine are proud to announce that Chief Executive Wasim Khan and Commercial Direc...
26/04/2010 - Sport cheats are bottom of the class in pupil poll
As part of the relaunch of MCC Spirit of Cricket in Chance to shine schools from today (26 April), T...
25/04/2010 - Hick helps to relaunch C2s partnership with MCC Spirit of Cricket
England and Worcestershire legend Graeme Hick today (April 26) launched the second year of The Crick...
25/04/2010 - Your Chance to shine on the cricket pitch this summer
Fancy playing on the same team as Andrew Strauss and Ricky Ponting this summer? Or perhaps swapping ...
20/04/2010 - Devon cricketers’ shirts given a Chance to shine
Devon cricketers will sport the Chance to shine logo on their shirts this year, thanks to a pioneeri...
14/04/2010 - Waterloo becomes a playing field for inner-city Street cricketers
The Duke of Wellington once said “The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton...
13/04/2010 - Chance to shine swings into action for annual golf day
Forget about Augusta - think The Berkshire! Held on a beautiful spring day, the annual Chance t...
06/04/2010 - Ashes hero agrees to Step up to the Crease for Chance to shine
As the English cricket season gets underway, we are delighted to announce that England and Lancashir...
March
25/03/2010 - Chance to shine at Oxford Literary Festival
England cricket captain Charlotte Edwards and author Simon Rae appeared on behalf of Chance to shine...
23/03/2010 - Win Paul Collingwood’s Slazenger bat!
Start your cricket season in style* with a top of the range Slazenger V1 bat, as used by England One...
22/03/2010 - ASICS kits out the Lord Mayor for the marathon
With the London marathon less than a month away, Chief Executive Wasim Khan and Commercial Director ...
22/03/2010 - Army re-signs with Chance to shine
After a successful three year partnership, we are delighted to announce that the British Army Recrui...
February
26/02/2010 - City Dipping for Chance to shine
Chance to shine employees Rosalie Birch and Claire Hall today (26th February) joined forces with oth...
22/02/2010 - StreetChance to launch inner-city volunteer programme
The Cricket Foundation is launching a new volunteer programme in April to provide exciting opportuni...
11/02/2010 - StreetChance nominated for Sports Industry Awards 2010
StreetChance supported by Barclays Spaces for Sports has been shortlisted for a Sport Industry Award...
January
28/01/2010 - Chief Exec nominated for British Asian Sports Awards
Voting has begun for this year’s British Asian Sports Awards and The Cricket Foundation’...
28/01/2010 - Save the date: National Cricket Day set for 23 June
Cricket-themed geography lessons, beach cricket, England players doing algebra, yes, Chance to shine...
28/01/2010 - C2s staff to run London Marathon for Pitch Perfect
With only 2 months 26 days to go, our intrepid runners are training hard to prepare themselves for 2...
22/01/2010 - New hospital cricket project launched
The Cricket Foundation has expanded its hospital schools' programme with the launch of a new,&n...
