Devon Cricket Foundation

🎉 We're celebrating a record year for new girls' sections at clubs in the county 🥳

🗣️ "The women and girls' game has become more visible and accessible at clubs around the county, and this season we have seen a record number of new teams both in and outside the league."

Full story here 👇
https://devoncricket.co.uk/girls-game-growth-2026

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🏏 Play-Cricket Honours Boards 🏏

👏 Congratulations to everyone who made the Honours Boards this week in Devon!

🙌 A shoutout Heathcoat Cricket Club's Joseph Du Gay, who placed 16th in this week's National Batting Honours Board!

🤔 Recognise anyone on this week's Honours Boards? Tag them in the comments!

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⚽️ Up next: it's time for our charity match!

🏏 Exeter City Women FC join us for a 100-ball game at the County Ground in Exeter next week, raising funds for Mind Over MND. and the Devon Cricket Foundation 💙

📆 Monday, 22 June
📍 Exeter Cricket Club
🕡 6:30pm start (gates open at 6pm)

Find out more here 👇
https://devoncricket.co.uk/exeter-city-charity-game-2026

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 A proud moment today as Sonny Baker makes his England Test debut!

🗣️ "Sonny's story is an excellent example of what a talented, dedicated and hard-working young player in Devon can go on to achieve in the game."

Read about Sonny's journey from Torquay & Kingskerswell Cricket Club to The Oval here 👇
https://devoncricket.co.uk/baker-test-debut

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📢 Calling all Groundskeepers and young club volunteers!

🌱 We're running two free groundskeeper training sessions this month focusing on pitch preparation, repairs, increasing playing capacity and more!

📆 Monday, 29 June
📍 Abbotskerswell Cricket Club
🕕 6pm - 8pm

📆 Tuesday, 30 June
📍 Bradninch & Kentisbeare Cricket Club
🕕 6pm - 8pm

Find out more and register here 👇
https://devoncricket.co.uk/groundskeeper-training-2026

Representatives from the Devon Cricket Foundation and the ECB were in attendance last week as HRH the Duke of Gloucester was given demonstrations of walking cricket, table cricket, junior and women’s cricket at Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club.

🏏 The Duke even picked up a bat to join in on the game of walking cricket!

Full story 👇
https://devoncricket.co.uk/royal-visit-budleigh-2026

Good luck England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

🌍🏆 The Women's ICC T20 World Cup starts in England and Wales this evening:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 🆚 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🕡 6:30pm start
📺 Free on the Sky Sports app

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🏏 Bovey Tracey officially opened their new outdoor nets last week!

🤝 Sir Mel Stride MP, Bovey Tracey Mayor, Sheila Brooke, and local Councillors joined club representatives last Thursday to officially open the facility, which is dedicated to the memory of Kelly Luscombe.

🗣️ "By combining a County Grant in parallel with an ECB Interest Free Loan and other partnerships funding, this is evidence of what can be achieved.

Full story here 👇
https://devoncricket.co.uk/bovey-nets-2026

🗣️ "The women's section has transformed the club into a more forward-thinking place, and it feels great!"

🏏 League and non-league clubs have continued to embrace women's softball cricket, further growing the game and helping build inclusive, sustainable and thriving cricket clubs.

🗣️ "It is so important in these communities that everyone can have access to sport and community at a local level."

Find out more about some of the new women's softball clubs in Devon here 👇
https://www.devoncricket.co.uk/softball-growth-2026

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