Shining the Light.
The keen female cricketers in East Yorkshire are now thriving under their new structure. The Yorkshire Cricket Board, working in partnership with the East Yorkshire Coaches, have launched a programme they feel will support all girls playing cricket across the region.
A full summer of cricket has been set out for the young cricketers and they have come in their droves. Over 100 girls have signed up to be involved and 75 attended the first session delivered by former Yorkshire Captain David Byas. The girls will be coached by female coaches from across the area, with Alice Johnson leading the sessions. This is what she had to say about the project:
"It is fantastic to see so many girls coming to the sessions and leaving with smiles on their faces. The number of girls is huge for East Yorkshire considering the 10-15 girls we had in the past. I just wish that this was around when I was growing up in the area!"
Rob Johnson, the Women & Girls Development Manager for the area said:
"The response to the programme has been fantastic and more than we could have imagined. We feel this will change the landscape of girls club cricket across East Yorkshire. This is all on the back of the hard work put in by people like Rob Flack and Chris Duckworth in the past few years."
Girls can still get involved by contacting Rob at r.johnson@yorkshirecb.com.
Story by Dean Smith
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