Freddie Chatt and George Simmons, founders of Village Cricket Co, are on a mission to make cricket bats more affordable. The more you learn about their story, the more remarkable it seems. The pair launched their cricket bat business in 2020 when the global pandemic struck. Brave, nuts even, but by then they’d spent years […]
Sponsored articles
Kickstart your season with Village Cricket Co (10% Off)
Village Cricket Co are gearing up for a bumper year having negotiated both pirates and customs to get their stock topped up for 2024. For a few days, you can take advantage of a generous 10% off if you use CY10 on their website. Formed by Freddie and George, two village cricketers for Great Baddow […]
Serious Cricket: New Website, new discounts, incredible choice
The team at Serious Cricket have every reason to enter the new cricket season with a spring in their step. In this content collaboration with our website partners, we’ll share their latest news from an impressive website that looks the business to slashed prices, terrific deals and their extensive range of major cricket brands. 🎉 […]
Live streaming: Securing club sponsors to buy your Frogbox
In this content collaboration with FrogBox, we’ll look at ways that cricket clubs can fund their plans for live streaming matches, including benefits for sponsors. If you’re reading this, let’s assume your cricket club doesn’t yet have a FrogBox but you’ve probably seen the highlights clips from others, perhaps in your league, on social media. […]
Insurance: Play it safe with your cricket club
With over 700 cricket clubs on their books, Howden is well placed to offer insurance advice to those in recreational cricket. The ECB’s approved broker offers a personalised service, carefully assessing each club’s circumstances. In this article, there’s advice on getting insurance for the first time, renewing and what to look out for to ensure […]
Serious Cricket Teamwear: Trusted and made in the UK
In this content collaboration with Serious Cricket, we’ll look at the challenges and opportunities with cricket teamwear.A quick Google reveals lots of cricket teamwear suppliers for clubs. On the surface, that’s good news. Except choice can be baffling and takes up a mountain of time. Ultimately, your club committee will make its decision based on […]
Live stream your club cricket matches with FrogBox
The popularity of FrogBox has seen over 500 cricket clubs across the UK live stream their matches over the last couple of years. In this article, we’ll look at the costs, equipment, benefits and what’s new for 2024. After you’ve done your research, if your club decides to buy a streaming kit, there’s good news… […]
Does your cricket club need more pitches this year?
The Flicx pitch has been a game-changer since it launched in the UK in 2001. While it has attracted global headlines for facilitating games from Kilimanjaro to the subterranean depths of Honister Slate Mine, it’s at clubs and schools where the impact has been most impressive. In this content collaboration with Flicx, we’ll share how […]
Viking Cricket: Quality Yorkshire Cricket Bats
If you think about it, Viking Cricket is about as Yorkshire as it gets. The award-winning English willow cricket bats sell around the world from their Silsden HQ but the DNA has both a Scandinavian and White Rose heritage. That’s literally the case for Managing Director Jeff Wilson whose family roots can be traced back […]
Fantasy Club Cricket: Compete against your teammates this season
The growth of Fantasy Club Cricket is proof that if you have a canny business idea, the right skillset and dogged determination then nothing can stop you. For Matt Heppell, being asked by his local cricket club, East Grinstead CC, to run a fantasy league competition got the cogs whirring and, as a web developer, […]