Alderley Edge Cricket Club Drainage Project

Aim: To install a new drainage system on the cricket pitch following significant disruption to cricket training & matches in 2023-24

Who are we?

We are a recreational cricket club based in Alderley Edge offering cricket for all ages and genders throughout the summer months.

Why are we crowdfunding?

The cricket club is crowdfunding to ensure we can raise additional funds to ensure the project can go ahead. We are arranging funding from the ECB and have some club reserves however there is a shortfall in the total required. The total cost of the project is approx £50,000 so any donations will be well recieved.

How we’ll spend the money raised

The money raised will be exclusively spent on the drainage project to ensure the cricket pitches remain sustainable and available for use for the entirety of the cricket season

Community impact

Once this project completes this will allow more cricket sessions (matches and training) to take place without being cancelled / postponed by the waterlogged outfield. There will always be cricket sessions cancelled due to the weather, however in 2023 and 2024 we had to cancel many sessions when the weather on the day was actually fine.

Our membership currently consist of boys and girls from 6 years old through to 18, senior players and also a veterans team made up of mostly retired cricketers - all of these groups would be positively impacted.

We have found both during COVID and last season with the impact of the waterlogged pitch that we have lost members as they have not been able to take part in continued regular activity. Having a facility that is more robust towards the elements will help retain our membership and increase the number of active users throughout the season.

Additionally, in 2025 we are starting the ECBs flagship entry level junior programmes - Allstars (Boys and Girls 5-8) and Dynamos (Girls 9-11). We have not run these programmes before but feel they will add significant new members and participants at our club. Since these are beginner level programmes they just use the cricket outfield and softballs to help the children learn the game. We are expecting >50 children attending 8 weekly sessions over the summer. Had we run this programme in 2024 we would have cancelled at least 2 of the sessions due to the waterlogged outfield on a clear bright evening. 

How you can play your part

There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.

1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!

2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.

3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!

4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!