DEVON YOUTH CRICKET FOUNDATION

We are a charitable trust with the simple aims of:

- Helping more children to play and enjoy the great game of cricket

- Helping the talented to become future stars of the game

We support programmes and projects that help players up to the age of 17 in the county of Devon

SA Tour Photo Competition

2013 Calendar

 Newsletterc

How to join

Apply for a grant

A quick update

- We have recently agreed a funding application from Ipplepen to support coaching for more girls cricket at the club
- There are 5 young umpires and 1 young scorer being funded to attend DACO education courses with our support - we want to help young people enjoy our great in all respects - any young ground-keepers out there?
- We are supporting the Girls Under 19 Development Tour to Dubai as well at the U15 Boys Tour to South Africa (See the competition below)
- Once again we are supporting the Skill Acquisition Programme for County teams and this winter we have also supported District teams 
- Our support to the training of Club Coaches has continued throughout this winter - 10 funded so far and more to come
- The brilliant Chris Read Wicket-Keeping Masterclass was an amazing success - we will do more of these
- Last year's summer draw raised £2,500 for youth cricket and £6,000 for clubs across the county
- We have started to plan the next Foundation Ball (September 2013) and the Foundation Golf Day

And thank you to Matt Theedom for making us one of the two charities he is supporting on his John O'Groats to Lands End cycle ride. More details on how you can sponsor him shortly.

Are you a member yet?  If not, please join by completing the form below.  Thank you; we need your support to keep doing these great things for youth cricket in Devon

Our Newsletters






 Launch Newsletter | December 2010 Newsletter | Autumn 2011 Newsletter 

South Africa Tour Photo Competition

1 - Download the TWO files here AND here

2 - Name the animals

3 - Write the caption

4 - Email your entry to dycf@devoncricket.co.uk

Submit your entry by 2nd March 2013

The winner will be announced on the DCB website and also on the DYCF pages

Good luck.  And good luck to the team in South Africa 

How can you help?

Become a member

Our first aim is to build a family of supporters of youth cricket in Devon and therefore we ask you to become a member so that we can keep you informed about what is going on.  And if you join there are a host of benefits that you can enjoy:

The cost is small:

Everyone is welcome: current & past players, parents, grandparents, friends, coaches, umpires, and just people who come along to support youth cricket. 

Download an application form by clicking here.  

And please tell a friend about us and encourage them to join too. 

Please email us at dycf@devoncricket.co.uk if you would like some more information.   


2013 Devon Youth Cricket Foundation Cricket Calendar



A must for all cricket lovers, featuring the grounds you just love to play at.  Will warm your heart this winter. Outstanding value at just £5 plus P&P

Collect from Exeter, Plymouth, Bideford and Chudleigh - FREE OF CHARGE

P&P Costs:

No of calendars Total P&P Total cost
1 £2.70 £7.70
2 £4.00 £14.00
3 £5.80 £20.80
4 £5.80 £25.80
5 £9.30 £34.30
6 £9.30 £39.30

Email us at dycf@devoncricket.co.uk to tell us how many you calendars you would like for your kitchen, office, customers, friends, mother ...

Please also email us if you would like a version created carrying your own logo for your customers.

Help at one of our events and tell a friend

In 2011 we ran our Devon Festival of Youth Cricket (see the video below) and our DYCF Golf Day, as well as the DCB Youth Association Summer Draw which raised over £10,000 alone for clubs and youth cricket.  In 2012 we will run another DYCF Golf Day (September) and a Ball (21st April) and are looking to support some youth cricket events across the county.

And we also need help to tell our story and increase our membership - across Devon, to your friends and colleagues, to your clubs and to potential sponsors.

If you can help in any of these ways, please email us at dycf@devoncricket.co.uk


Make a donation

Please  make a donation; it's easy to do. Just drop an email to our Treasurer Gavin Lane by clicking on this link.  Thank you.

And if you want to sponsor the Foundation or an event, please let us know by emailing us.

We have just invested in the training and qualification of 8 new Club Coach Level coaches in the county, because we know what an impact coaches with this level of training can have.  We would like to see a coach of this level of qualification at every club with a youth section but need to raise money to pay for them to be trained.  Can you help us please?

Apply for a grant

And lastly, but definitely not least.  If we are successful in everything else we do, we will have the funds to invest in youth cricket across the county. If you want us to invest in one of your projects there is an aplication form that you can download here.  We are already investing a project to to have a qualified Club Coach Level coach in each youth section in the county and are looking for other projects to fund that help us to achieve our objectives.

And if you are interetsted in the Club Coach Level qualification, please speak to Matt Theedom at the Cricket Centre at Exeter.

Thanks and we look forward to welcoming you as a friend of the Foundation and youth cricket in Devon.


 

I was lucky enough to have several wonderful years playing youth cricket in Devon. I was delighted to be selected to represent the county at the various age groups and what a start to a career it proved! The first time that brown envelope dropped through my parent’s letter box inviting me to play for Devon U11s was a moment I’ll never forget. Future summer weekends became an event, as my parents ferried me half way round the country to fulfil a splendidly busy fixture list.

I am absolutely delighted to be asked to be Patron of the ‘Devon Youth Cricket Foundation’ and urge you to support what is being done to nurture youth cricket at all levels in the county.

Chris Read, Devon Youth Teams,  Captain of the County Champions, Nottinghamshire and Patron of Devon Youth Cricket Foundation



The excellent youth structure in Devon has contributed hugely to the development of some very good cricketers and teams. They teach you to respect and enjoy the game and play it in the right spirit from an early age. Over several years, starting as an under eleven I learnt a huge amount and thoroughly enjoyed my cricket.

The ‘Devon Youth Cricket Foundation’ is a marvellous idea and I hope that everyone who is in any way aware of the terrific work done by Devon Youth Cricket will support this new venture. Future generations of young cricketers deserve our support.

Matt Wood, Devon Youth Teams, Somerset and Nottinghamshire, and 297 for Somerset v Yorkshire

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