The difference we make

Personal development

Chance to Shine not only gives children the opportunity to play cricket but also to learn and develop through it.Read more

Creating opportunities

We work in state schools to provide free coaching sessions. Our Chance to Shine Street cricket sessions bring the sport to people in urban areas without access to traditional cricket clubs.Read more

Physical wellbeing

Too many children miss out on the benefits of physical activity. We aim to change this by giving them positive experiences of sport.Read more

Latest

Briggs and Archer fire up Street cricketers

A group of Chance to Shine Street cricketers in Brighton received a surprise visit from Sussex CCC’s Jofra Archer and Danny Briggs last week. Jofra and Danny joined 17 boys and girls, aged 10 – 13, to take part in their weekly Street cricket session run by the Sussex Cricket Foundation.

Charity celebrates two million girls playing cricket, on International Women’s Day 2019

Chance to Shine is marking a major milestone on International Women’s Day today (Friday 8 March): reaching its two millionth girl to play, learn and develop through cricket since 2005.

Fabian Devlin to step down as Head of Communications at Chance to Shine

After 11 years running communications for leading children’s sports charity, Chance to Shine, Fabian Devlin is stepping down from his role as Head of Communications on 1 June 2019.

An Evening with Prior, Flower and Brailsford

Don’t miss out on a highly exclusive evening at the Home of Cricket in the company of three of English sports brightest minds, Matt Prior, Andy Flower and Sir Dave Brailsford.

Free school resources

Chance to Shine has built a powerful bank of free resources for primary schools so teachers can lead their own cricket sessions. The resources include lesson plans, instructional videos and top tips.

About us

Chance to Shine is a national cricket charity that works in state schools and communities to spread the power of cricket. We believe that all children should be given the opportunity to play and learn through cricket. We believe that cricket teaches children valuable skills like communication, teamwork and respect that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.

Primary schools

Chance to Shine work in state primary schools across England and Wales supporting schools to deliver cricket coaching to their pupils.

Street cricket

Chance to Shine Street cricket is fast, fun and free. It's played with a tapeball and requires no protective equipment. It's cricket's answer to five-a-side football.

Get cricket in your school

Here's how Chance to Shine can support your school in delivering cricket.

Our story

Chance to Shine is an independent charity that works to spread the power of cricket in schools and communities across the country. Set up as the Cricket Foundation, the charity aims to provide opportunities in state schools and deprived communities.

Work for us

Job opportunities at children's charity Chance to Shine. Come and help us spread the power of cricket.

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Secondary schools

We provide competition opportunities for children in state secondary schools. We have also developed a set of digital resources for teachers.

How we measure impact

At Chance to Shine, we work to measure the impact that we are having in the areas in which we deliver accurately.