The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation (registered charity number 1130878) is the official charity and community arm of YCCC. Using the power of cricket, the Foundation aims to make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of those living in Yorkshire.

Using our key themes; Health & Wellbeing, Heritage and Participation, we use the brand of Yorkshire Cricket to affect communities all over the county, regardless of age, religion or ability.

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13,840

Volunteer Hours

Across all our programmes in 2022, the wonderful people of Yorkshire collectively donated over 13,000 hours of their time supporting our programmes.

19,961

Meals for hungry children

Since 2021, our Crick-EAT programme has provided nearly 20,000 meals to children who would have otherwise gone without.

Our Core Themes

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Health and Wellbeing

Supporting people in Yorkshire’s communities to lead healthier, happier lives.

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Heritage

To care for, manage, develop and promote Yorkshire CCC’s rich history and heritage, and to use this to support the Foundation’s and Yorkshire CCC’s objectives.

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Participation

Our vision is to connect, influence and provide opportunities for all, using the power of sport and physical activity to changes people’s lives.

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Latest in the Community

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Bradford win in Lord’s final

Young cricketers from the MCC Foundation Bradford Hub conquered the home of cricket as they were crowned champions at the MCC Foundation national finals on the weekend.  

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Yorkshire hosts its first Women and Girls’ Cricket Conference

The Yorkshire Cricket Board (YCB) has hosted its first Women and Girls’ Cricket Conference, dedicated to celebrating the women and girls’ game across the county, as part of England v Pakistan, Women's IT20 celebrations at Headingley.

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Yorkshire Cricket unveils new exhibition celebrating women’s cricket in partnership with The University of Huddersfield

Thousands of cricket fans will discover the hidden histories of women’s cricket played in Yorkshire in a new exhibition at YCCC.

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Support us

The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation rely on your generous donations to make our work a reality.

There are lots of exciting ways you can donate/fundraise for us, from taking part in a sponsored run, listing us as your charity of the year to organising your own event!

Whatever you do, we would like to say a big thank you. The work of the Foundation would not be possible without your support.

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