Welcome to The Essex Cricket Foundation, the official charity of Essex Cricket. Formed in the Autumn of 2015, the Essex Cricket Foundation works towards enhancing the cricketing environment in Essex for all.
From assisting Clubs at grassroots level to assisting the next Alastair Cook along the cricketing pathway, we are helping to ensure that Cricket is continued to be played for many generations to come.
Money raised by The Essex Cricket Foundation is spent on delivering a variety of different programmes to ensure people from all sorts of backgrounds have the opportunity to experience the sport. Funds are spent on providing disability cricket, supporting women & girls initiatives, as well as street programmes in urban areas across the County.
Our Mission
The Club's charity work was established in 2010 as Essex Cricket and Community Trust before becoming the Essex Cricket Foundation, the official charitable arm of Essex County Cricket Club in 2015.
Through fundraising initiatives and donations, the foundation typically supports individuals and organisations within Essex, East London and East Anglia, in the following areas:
• Funding outreach projects that promote the physical and mental health benefits of participating in recreational sport, specifically cricket, whilst enhancing community cohesion or providing the opportunity for education and access to employment. Supported projects will normally be able to show that there is a funding need due to age, gender, disability or their particular specific socio-economic environment.
• Funding local young player pathways, including the Essex Cricket academies, to ensure that young cricketers within Essex, East London and East Anglia reach their full potential.
• Supporting former and current Essex cricket players through education and retraining, acute medical needs or in times of personal financial hardship.
Meet the Trustees
Myles Churchill (Chair)
John Barnes
Graham Gooch
Julia Heley
Richard Hunt
Robert McLintock
Dr John Spence
Dan Feist
FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Essex Cricket Lottery
The lottery will be used as a way for everyone involved with Essex Cricket; including Players, Coaches and Legends of the Club, to help raise funds in order to excite, engage and enhance communities all over the South East, through the Essex Cricket Foundation.
How to Play You can join by becoming a ‘Friend of the Foundation’ through getting involved in the weekly draw that provides a chance to win up to £5,000 in cash prizes and receive invitations to exclusive events. Creating an exclusive group of members to support and increase the work within the community.
Joining is easy, the cost is just £2 per week, all you need to do is complete the application form to pay by direct debit (£8.68 per month) and select your own four lucky numbers, therefore making a positive impact and becoming a ‘friend’ of Essex Cricket and the Essex Cricket Foundation.
