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Wasim Khan
Wasim Khan is Chief Executive of the Cricket Foundation.
After retiring from First Class cricket in 2001 he helped to promote the game in schools in Birmingham setting up Khan Cricket in the Community. In 2003, he moved successfully into national cricket administration, becoming Community Development Manager at the Professional Cricketers' Association.
In 2005, he brought his experience and expertise to Chance to Shine as Director of Operations for the Cricket Foundation. He was tasked with planning, developing and executing the ambitious grass-roots programme.
Wasim made his First Class debut for Warwickshire in 1995 - the year they won the double, including the county championship. He moved from Warwickshire to Sussex in 1998 and spent three seasons at Hove before a brief spell at Derbyshire in 2001.
He was one of the first British-born Asian to make the county grade. During his First Class career he scored nearly 3,000 runs at an average of 30.15.
Wasim is author of Brimful of Passion: Wasim Khan - From the ghetto to Pro Cricket and Beyond, named Wisden Book of the Year 2006. In 2008, he was voted number 31 out of a list of 50 of most influential people in cricket.
Claire Hall
Claire Hall is Partnerships Development Manager for the Cricket Foundation’s Commercial team.
Claire joined the charity in September 2009 and previously worked as Marketing Manager for luxury family tour operator Powder Byrne International. She brings 10 years of marketing and communications experience, mainly specialising in the tourism industry, and has run a number of successful marketing campaigns.
After graduating from Liverpool University, Claire used her French degree to secure a job as Bi-lingual Marketing and Promotions Executive at the Tunisian National Tourist Office. She later became the company’s press officer and oversaw several press trips to Tunisia.
Claire developed her marketing and project management skills at Theatre Brand Experience agency and was Account Manager for Warburtons at Lime Experience agency before returning to the travel industry in 2006.
A keen skier and snowboarder, Claire has spent several ski seasons working as Resort Manager in Les Arcs in France.
Away from the slopes Claire enjoys swimming, running and is a member of a local netball team.
Lucy Horitz
Lucy joined the Cricket Foundation as Corporate Fundraising Manager in May 2011, having previously worked with the team raising money for StreetChance as part of the Lord Mayor's Appeal 2010.
Lucy's role at the Appeal included corporate and individual fundraising as well as event management, delivering a variety of events throughout the year. The highlight was a celebrity cricket match held at Windsor Castle, featuring Ricky Ponting, Andrew Strauss, Michael Vaughan and other cricketing greats.
After graduating in Politics and Philosophy at University of York, Lucy spent a month in India visiting grassroots community development projects. Following that experience, she decided her skills would be best employed by raising funds in the UK - and hence she embarked on a career in fundraising. Since then Lucy has worked at a variety of charities in fundraising and project management.
Lucy is a keen cricketer, opening the batting for the women's team at Hampstead Cricket Club. Having attended a state school with no provision for girls' cricket, Lucy is particularly motivated to help provide cricketing opportunities for girls from a young age. In early 2010 she became a Level 1 coach and has since started coaching beginners' cricket.
Her other interests include running, skiing and travelling.
David Haggart
David Haggart is Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser for the Cricket Foundation and joined in April 2010 from Comic Relief, where he organised events for Sport Relief.
David has worked as a fundraiser for the last three years, in the Events Team at Comic Relief and in the High Value Giving Team at Alzheimer’s Society. Before that, he completed an MChem Chemistry Degree at the University of Warwick, where he also held a number of voluntary roles providing sporting opportunities for students and staff. It is the impact sport has had on his life and those university roles that led him out of the laboratory and into the sporting/voluntary sector.
Never the best cricketer, but always keen to play and watch, David enjoys playing cricket at the recreational end of the spectrum, turning out for the occasional friendly as a specialist fielder. David’s main sport is hockey and he plays and umpires regularly for PHC Chiswick, where he is Club Vice-Captain. He also enjoys running and has completed ten (and counting) marathons in the UK and abroad.
Naomi Whitely
Naomi Whitely joined the Cricket Foundation as Prospect Researcher in August 2011. Naomi completed a BA in Politics and then went on to complete a Masters in European Politics. After university she completed an internship with The Department for Transport in the cycling and sustainable travel directorate researching how increased levels of cycling could impact lives. Naomi worked for two well known banks during the banking crisis and understands the need for community and charity groups to protect services for the most disadvantaged in light of the economic downturn.
Naomi is an avid sports fan and has played Women’s football since childhood, playing for Crystal Palace and Croydon Athletic as well as The Sussex University Women’s football team. As a result of football Naomi has travelled to several countries as such Naomi understands how sport can open many doors. Naomi enjoys travelling and the carnival atmosphere international cricket matches can provide. Naomi has attended cricket matches in Guyana and Jamaica to see England play the West Indies.
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Ali Price
Ali Price is Fundraising & Events Coordinator and joined the Cricket Foundation in October 2010.
Ali graduated from Cardiff University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Sociology before starting his career in the events industry. Ali has over 2 years experience working in both Corporate and Sports events. More recently he has been working on a government funded research study, on behalf of the NHS, based at Kings College University.
Ali is a keen cricketer and has represented a number of sides over the years including Cardiff University. He continues to play for Cheam Cricket Club, the club he joined aged 8 years old.
Steve Peyman
Steve is Operations Director for the Cricket Foundation.
Steve joined The Cricket Foundation in January 2006 as Regional Manager for London & East. During this time he has been responsible for the development of the sustainability strategy and will implement this with the support of all the charity’s partners.
Steve’s expertise covers all aspects of cricket development and management. He has a reputation as someone with a clear vision about the future, the capacity to ensure delivery, and a strong commitment to improving the overall delivery of Chance to Shine.
Prior to joining The Cricket Foundation Steve worked at Sussex CCC as Development Director for seven years helping to improve all aspects of the recreational game.
In all, Steve has over 15 years experience in sports development, 10 of which have been dedicated to cricket.
Steve has a young family in Chichester and enjoys nothing more than watching his son learning the trade in the delightful setting of the Cowdray Ruins at Midhurst Cricket Club.
Fabian Devlin
Fabian Devlin is the Cricket Foundation's Head of Communications. He joined in March 2008 from BSkyB where he worked in the Sky press office for three years. There he helped to promote Sky News programmes and presenters, while getting a unique insight into a 24-hour news organisation. He also publicised factual series for Sky One such as award-winning Ross Kemp on Gangs.
Before Sky, Fabian worked in the Camelot press office generating publicity for National Lottery winners, games and unclaimed prizes. He had a cameo role in ITV’s 2005 fly-on-the-wall documentary I’ve won the Lottery which saw him meeting model Jerry Hall and driving around Richmond-upon-Thames looking for the owner of a £3million unclaimed prize!
Fabian, a French graduate from Queen Mary’s University, London, started his career with a two-week internship at the Times Educational Supplement before cutting his communications teeth as a press assistant at ITN. He used to be a member of Ham & Petersham Cricket Club before the demands of a toddler limited his ability to play regularly. He hopes to resume playing soon!
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Stuart Priscott
Stuart Priscott is the Cricket Foundation’s Regional Manager for the South & South West, having formerly been a Cricket Development Officer for the ECB in Devon. Prior to that he fulfilled roles for both Gloucestershire & Somerset CCC’s as a youth and schools coach.
Stuart has worked extensively in schools and clubs in the South West and brings to the role significant experience of establishing club and school partnerships and a comprehensive understanding of cricket development.
On the cricket field Stuart still plays for Bath CC, in an increasingly ambassadorial role, offering wise counsel and deceptively straight left arm spin.
Jim Love
Jim Love brings a wealth of experience to the role of Regional Manager of the North and East, having played and coached at the highest level. He made his debut for Yorkshire in 1975 and, during 15 years with the county, scored more than 10,000 runs @ 31 with a top score of 170 not out. A highlight was winning the gold award in the 1987 B & H final. He also played for England in three one-day internationals in 1981.
In 1992, Jim became Director of Cricket for Scotland and in the following ten years, oversaw a complete transformation of Scottish cricket. He led Scotland to the 1999 World Cup and the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Jim was a publican for three years before accepting his new role with the Cricket Foundation.
Gary Lambert
Gary Lambert arrived at the Cricket Foundation as Regional Manager for the Midlands in March 2008. Before that he had worked for the England and Wales Cricket Board as Women’s Regional Cricket Manager for the London & East area. Gary previously spent seven years at Nottinghamshire CCC as a Cricket Development Officer. Gary also works for the ECB on the Junior Super 4s programme.
When he is not helping to develop grassroots cricket Gary captains his local cricket club, Ransome & Marles, and is head coach of the Nottinghamshire Ladies who play in the County Championship. Aside from cricket, Gary’s main passions are Nottingham Forest FC and his two young sons.
Richard Darwin
Richard Darwin is the Cricket Foundation’s Regional Manager for London and the East.
Richard joined the charity in November 2008 as Regional Officer for London & East and was promoted to Regional Manager in July 2009. He moved from the England and Wales Cricket Board where he had held the post of Cricket Development Manager for Hertfordshire since November 2006.
Richard is a life-long cricket fan having been raised in a cricket-mad village in the North-East of England. From an early age Richard could be found with a cricket bat or ball in his hands and it is this early involvement with the game that still drives his passion for cricket today.
Following the completion of his ECB Level I award to help support a new junior section at his club Richard went on to work in a number of community coaching roles with the Durham Cricket Board including many hours of schools coaching and local development work.
Richard left the North-East to join Cricket Scotland as a Cricket Development Officer having completed his HND in Sport and Exercise (Coaching Science) at University.
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Sue Moxon
Sue joined the Cricket Foundation in 2008 and became Operations Co-ordinator in 2009. Prior to joining the charity, Sue worked in the education sector as an IT trainer for ten years and her IT background helps ensure the Cricket Foundation’s Chance to Shine operations run smoothly.
From a cricketing family – Sue’s husband and her son both played from a young age. Sue has seen first-hand the benefits of playing in a cricket team: how it can increase confidence and help children to learn to respect rules and other people.
Sue’s first and only foray into the playing world was in a mums team, the result of which, she says, is best forgotten, and since then Sue’s contributions have been in cakes and scoring; two things she is much more comfortable with
In her spare time, Sue runs a successful retail business selling environmentally friendly fairly traded gifts.
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Richard Joyce
Richard joined the Cricket Foundation as Operations Manager for StreetChance in December 2008. Prior to this, Richard spent 18 months with the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum. He initially joined the Communications team and contributed to the Shared Goals through Sport publication which looked at effective private sector engagement in sport for development. He also worked with the Partnership Team in a research capacity, supporting their work in developing the art and science of cross-sector partnering.
Since graduating from Pembroke College, Oxford with a BA and a Masters degree, Richard has also worked in a voluntary capacity for charities that look to improve society through sport, reflecting his keen interest in sport and a strong belief in its positive social impact. He worked at the Council for the Advancement of Arts, Recreation and Education, campaigning for a more prominent role for sport in public policy to help alleviate poor health and social problems. Richard has also volunteered in a more hands on role, managing a Newham based team involved in Street League, a London based charity using football to fight social exclusion in the capital. In this role, Richard developed a great appreciation of how the scheme had transformed the lives of many youngsters, something he hopes to help the Cricket Foundation achieve through StreetChance.
Tim Mathias
Tim Mathias is StreetChance Operations Officer for London. He was previously the Volunteer Coordinator for StreetChance. Having spent two and a half years with the Hampshire Constabulary and a summer with the England and Wales Cricket Board, Tim appreciates the impact volunteering can make, both towards the project and personal development.
A lifelong cricket fan, Tim is a keen student of the political economy of the game, particularly on the subcontinent. With an emphasis on Indian consumerism, Tim continues to work towards his dream of publishing his research on the exciting developments in the area as ‘cricketing Swadeshi’.
Part of the generation that has had the pleasure of cricket beamed to the television and computer screen, Tim believes strongly that watching cricket comes second only to having the opportunity to playing the game itself.
Adam Stevens
Adam Stevens joined the Cricket Foundation in November 2010 in the role of Finance and Administration Manager. After obtaining a degree in mathematics, Adam worked as an accountant in practice where, during his three year training contract, he gained wide experience as a charity and not-for-profit specialist working within the audit department.
A keen follower and player of most sports, Adam has played most of his cricket on a casual basis, and played at university as wicket-keeper for his side.
Sport features strongly in Adam’s interests, with much of his time divided between following his home-town club, Nottingham Forest, and playing himself for a local Sunday league side.
Peter Odezugo
Peter joined the Cricket Foundation in June 2011 in the role of Finance Assistant. After obtaining a degree in Accounting and Finance, Peter worked as an accounts assistant in manufacturing where, during his two year spell, he gained wide experience working with charities.
Peter is a keen follower and player of most sports and has played the majority of his cricket on a casual basis. Peter found playing cricket in between his final exams at university helped settle his nerves.
Sport features heavily in Peter's interests, with much of his time divided between following his 'adopted' home-town club, Manchester United, and playing 5-a-side football.
England Women Chance to Shine Coaching Ambassdors
The participating players are: Caroline Atkins, Charlotte Edwards, Lydia Greenway, Jenny Gunn, Danielle Hazell, Beth Morgan,
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