was probably, may be at that age, fairly inclusive, because they are looking at probably broader skills, but even now, now they are playing, the difference between the kids who go to private schools and just their access, they are all in their own leagues, and a play school leagues, so they will play twice a week already on top of the club game, and generally the name of the game with sport, when you have got kids that are into it at any level, you need that sort of volume. cricket is a massively technical support, i am amazed that they can play a0 overs or whatever at under ten, but you need repetition, you need to be in nets, you need someone who can fire a ball at you over and over again and play games, so the kids were playing four times more than mine are will obviously accelerate, no matter how talented anyone is, the advantage from now, and then you
years ago, we are a fully fledged club, up to adult level cricket, my experience has been diverse over the last four years. there are issues in the system, there s issues at all different levels. i would say there s a lot of good clubs out there. let s not look downwards, it s about looking upwards. i m on thejunior it s about looking upwards. i m on the junior league committee, we are doing a lot of good work to drive the game forward. at one of the things i ve experienced in my time is when there are two things were talking about, one around club development support, that is being given by yorkshire cricket to us, by the development officers, we have been fantastically supported. no question about it. we ve been using the chance to shine cricket project to drive kids into cricket for a
on primary uniforms. the government says it wants to make sure costs are reasonable. it s going to be fascinating, this. holding a mirror up to cricket is the report. what do you see from your perspective? some of the findings, structural and institutional racism, women treated are subordinate to men, elitism, discrimination is still very much their, the old school tie. black cricket has been failed. many who experience dissemination don t report it, because they distrust authorities. cindy butts is the chair and says the game must face up to the fact that it is not banter or
been for a second, but the club i have been involved in running for 30 years. been involved in running for 30 years. we been involved in running for 30 years, we have players, we are predominantly from a working class background, we have players from public background, we have players from public schools, all sorts of backgrounds, everybody mixes and get on really backgrounds, everybody mixes and get on really well. the first team play a really on really well. the first team play a really high standard of cricket and they a really high standard of cricket and they support the games on a sunday and they support the games on a sunday morning, and support the first games. it is such a good atmosphere. in terms of inclusivity, we have atmosphere. in terms of inclusivity, we have players and members from all backgrounds, all ethnicities. if people backgrounds, all ethnicities. if people have financial issues, they can speak people have financial issues, they can speak to u
more on cricket coming up, and by the way, lest i forget, the ecb chair richard thompson will be on with naga munchetty from 12 o clock. that is worth listening to. yeah, lots going on this morning. viewers on bbc two and bbc news will leave us at ten, as we cut across to the covid inquiry, where former health secretary matt hancock is due to appear. for listeners on 5 live and bbc sounds, we ll be talking about supermarket food and fuel prices and asking, are they fair? that s because, also from around ten, bosses of the four biggest supermarkets tesco, sainsbury s, asda and morrison are to be questioned by a committe of mps. we ll be dipping into that to bring you what they have to say. remember, the british retail consortium says food inflation was over 1a% in june.