Gloucestershire Cricket help make Sundays Special
30 April 2014
Gloucestershire Cricket is doing its bit to make Sunday special this weekend by offering people the chance to have a go at street cricket.
Professional players and coaches are taking over Small Street between 12.30pm and 2.30pm to showcase a fast-paced, action-packed form of the game called Street 20.
Young people from the Gloucestershire Cricket Board’s award-winning StreetChance scheme will offer a demonstration of the game and passers-by of all ages are encouraged to join in the fun.
Roz Hutchings, head of community engagement at Gloucestershire Cricket said: “We are delighted to be able to make cricket a part of Bristol City Council’s first Make Sundays Special event of 2014. Street cricket is a fantastic, fun way to try the sport for the first time or for more experienced players to put their skills to the test.”
Gloucestershire Cricket is the only professional sports teams involved in this year’s first Make Sundays Special event. Other entertainment on the day includes live bands, skiing clowns and a wide-range of children’s activities.
The event was launched in 2013 in a bid to get the people of Bristol to reclaim the streets for leisure and recreational activities. The scheme involves closing a number of major roads in the city centre to traffic and laying on entertainment on four Sundays throughout the summer.
For more information on Make Sunday Special click here.
As well as offering people a chance to play street cricket, Gloucestershire players will be on hand to sign autographs, hand out goodies and offer coaching tips. The club will also be running ticket competitions and providing information on the launch of the new NatWest T20 Blast competition - which begins on May 16 with a match against local rivals Somerset. For more information on upcoming matches click here.
There will also be a chance for teenagers and young adults to find out where their nearest StreetChance sessions are taking place. The free sessions offer children and young adults cricket coaching and also educate them on key social issues they might face.
GCB projects and programmes manager Chris Munden said: “This Sunday is a great chance for us to showcase our StreetChance scheme and get more children and young people interested in cricket. We offer sessions across the city, some for people aged eight to 15 and others for those aged 16-24. There are also sessions just for girls.
“It is a really fun way to experience cricket, make friends and develop life skills like teamwork and leadership. And best of all sessions are free.”
For more information on StreetChance click here.
