Cricket for Change registered as the London Community Cricket Association, is a UK charity established in 1981 to provide support for young disadvantaged people to be able to take part in Cricket events. Programmes include providing cricket facilities, training, disabled access to cricket, establishing cricket projects in deprived inner-city estates and providing coaching and practical support for other charities internationally.

Awards

• 2009 Andy Dalby-Walsh (C4C Director of Programmes) winner of Pride of Britain Feelgood Factor Award.
• 2010 Israel Cricket Association
  Israel Cricket Association
  Israel Cricket Association is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Israel. Israel Cricket Association is Israel's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 1974. Its principal object is to incorporate...
  
  ’s Cross Border Cricket Programme in partnership with C4C awarded the Europe Pepsi ICC Development Award for Best Spirit of Cricket Initiative.
• 2010 Adam Hall (C4C Development Manager – North London) wins National Young Coach of the Year.

Inner-city projects

C4C's projects to support cricket for inner-city areas has wide recognition, in particular for young people who may be vulnerable to becoming involved in crime. The charity has contributed to the Government's Home Affairs Select Committee

Home Affairs Select Committee

The Home Affairs Select Committee is a Committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Remit:The Home Affairs Committee is one of the House of Commons Select Committees related to government departments: its terms of reference are to examine "the expenditure,...

 due to its track record in supporting crime prevention.

International projects

In 2008 and 2009 C4C were guests of the Israel Cricket Association, to work in and around Beersheba

Beersheba

Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....

, near the Gaza border. The project was to start initiatives for "Street20 cricket" using plastic bats and wickets and a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape.
The United States of America Cricket Association

United States of America Cricket Association

The United States of America Cricket Association is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in the United States. USACA sponsors the United States cricket team that is recognized by the International Cricket Council, and has been an associate member of that body since 1965.USACA...

 partnered with C4C to establish Blind cricket

Blind cricket

Blind cricket is a version of the sport of cricket adapted for blind and partially sighted players. It has governed by the World Blind Cricket Council since 1996...

 in the USA in 2010.

See also

• Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent
  Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent
  Ebony-Jewel Cora-Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford-Brent is an English woman cricketer. She is the first black woman to play for the England team. She currently plays for Surrey Women....
  
  , member of the England women's cricket team introduced to cricket by Cricket for Change.
• European Cricket Council
  European Cricket Council
  The European Cricket Council is an international body which oversees cricket in European countries other than the Test-playing cricketing nation of England and Wales.-Activities:...
  
  
• International Cricket Council
  International Cricket Council
  The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
  
  
• Twenty20
  Twenty20
  Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
  
  , Tape ball
  Tape ball
  A tape ball is a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape and is used in playing street cricket. This modification of the tennis ball gives it greater weight, speed and distance while still being easier to play with than the conventional cricket ball...
  
  

External links

• Blind Cricket UK, supported by C4C