Sussex invites local schools to Hove

During this week’s LV= Insurance County Championship game against Leicestershire, the Sussex Cricket Foundation ran their annual Schools Day supported by Chance to Shine at The 1st Central County Ground.

Over 1,500 children from primary and secondary schools across the County attended the game to watch live professional cricket, look around our ground, visit our Sussex Cricket Museum and had the opportunity to play on the outfield during the lunch interval.

Speaking at the event, Mike Lewis from Durrington Infant & Junior School said: “When we had the opportunity to come and visit Sussex Cricket, we jumped at it. The children that have come down today to experience it have been excited by the game and we hope that they want to continue to play more cricket in the future.”

The Foundation provides state primary & secondary schools with opportunities to access cricket in partnership with Chance to Shine through coaching, extra-curricular activities and competitions, to raise participation across Sussex.

During this academic year, the Foundation will have visited over 150 primary and secondary schools, with over 15,000 children aged between 5 & 16 having had the opportunity to access cricket in the process.

Gary Wallis-Tayler, Community Cricket Director at Sussex Cricket said: “Running days like these are extremely important to Sussex Cricket, as it provides children of all ages with the opportunity to watch live sport in a professional setting, many that attended would be visiting us for the very first time.

“We hope that we have managed to inspire a lot of children and hope they come back to visit us again in the future or go on to play cricket at school or a local club.”

If your school would be interested in receiving cricket delivery from the Foundation please visit our website or contact foundation@sussexcricket.co.uk