Chance to Shine is a Cricket Foundation initiative to regenerate competitive cricket in state schools. It aims to raise £35 million over five years from private sourses, which the Government will match.

For more information about the Chance to Shine boost view the ECB's website.

This programme commenced in 2006 with three clubs involved in Surrey (Lingfield CC, Guildford CC and Ashford CC).

Four new clubs were added to the programme in 2007, namely Redoubtables CC, Shepperton CC, Beddington CC and Ashtead CC. This programme brought in £42,000 this year to take cricket back into state schools. The funding helped pay for coaches, competition, administration, equipment and Teacher Inset Training. There were 42 schools involved and each club/ school cluster ran a cricket league from which the winner was invited to the Brit Oval to compete in a finals day, generously supported by OCS. Our congratulations go to High View Primary School from the Beddington CC cluster, who were crowned champions.

2008 will see Valley End, Spencer, Purley, Caterham and two special disability projects joining the programme, taking the total funding that Chance to Shine will conrtibute into Surrey Cricket for this year to £78,000.

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