In a typical year, Chance to Shine works with over 500,000 children in schools and communities across the country, using cricket to support their physical, personal and social development.

Street Cricket reaches young people in places where there are fewer opportunities to play and be physically active – typically diverse, urban communities with high levels of deprivation.’Street’ is a fast-paced version of cricket, played with a tapeball in enclosed places, with six players per team.

The Buffini Chao Foundation is proud to be supporting two Street Cricket projects, in Newcastle and Birmingham, where year-round sessions bring over 100 young people from a wide range of backgrounds together to be active in a fun, positive environment.

Research shows that Street helps young people to develop in a range of ways: participants are more active, confident and resilient; and are supported to continue playing and developing skills that will help them throughout their lives.

A third of established Street coaches are former participants or volunteers.

“We are incredibly grateful to the Buffini Chao Foundation for its continued support of Chance to Shine. Their investment helps us provide safe, welcoming spaces where young people can be active, build confidence, develop friendships and feel a sense of belonging. Through our work in state schools and underserved communities, we are reaching young people where opportunities can be limited, helping them develop the skills, resilience and aspirations that extend far beyond the boundary. Partnerships like this are vital in ensuring more young people can play, learn and develop through cricket, and experience the wider benefits that sport can bring to their lives.”

Kate Stephens, Chief Executive