Who are we?
We are Billingham Synthonia Cricket Club (BSCC) established in 1923. Participating in the NYSD league with currently 5 senior teams. Competitive 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams, over 40’s and mid week team.
A budding junior section having to be reestablished post Covid. Consisting of 3 teams, ranging from under 9’s to under 13’s. Future plans to expand to other age groups and dedicated female cricket.
To support this we have an established junior leadership- with 5 active ECB qualified coaches, 2 all stars and dynamo activators running ECB courses, 2 child welfare officers and a administration team of which are all volunteers. We feel that this demonstrates our ethos to give back.
We are the only cricket team in Billingham based in one of the countries most deprived areas.
Why are we crowdfunding?
Due to the demographic (being one of the poorest areas in the U.K) of our region and the nature of the sport we are looking for an extra helping hand. We are trying to reach a larger diversity of person, we have an open door policy anyone can come watch a game free of charge or come try out for the sport.
Cricket is an expensive sport to start out and to maintain we try to reduce cost for beginners where possible providing basic kit and the use of facilities.
We are looking to raise some funds for a concertina net as this facilitates the training of the junior & senior teams alike on the actual pitch. This is a large piece of equipment and very expensive. A huge part of training is learning to predict the track of a ball. This is hard when you are use to practice in hard/concrete based nets. Once it comes to game time the ball behaves in a different way, this then leads to negative experience. For the kids it can have a huge impact on morale to practice on pitch conditions but the only way to do this safely is with these portable nets.
We are trying to find the next generation of cricketers to keep the club alive for another 100 years.
The concertina net is a large piece of kit that we just need a little hand with to raise the funds for.
Since Covid we have developed a budding junior section which are outgrowing the facilities we currently provide. Having this net will safely allow us to accommodate more children safely.
How we’ll spend the money raised
All, or any money raise will go to the concertina net. Any extra funding will go into the purchasing of additional equipment required for the safety of the teams.
The funding will allow for use to get more people actively involved with the cricket club. More people will be improving the overall fitness of the local community.
Community impact
BSCC is an amazing green space which is accessible to all, anyone can become a member if that is what they want. Local schools have used the field previously for cricket drills and practice. We have had Northern University, Durham U19’s, NYSD finals day and England national deaf teams actively seek out the use of our grounds for games as it is impeccably kept.
The club host a family fun day every year with profits from the day distributed between local charities. Business within the local area use the ground and facilities throughout the summer to host events for there employee’s and family members.
Http://billinghamsyncc.play-cricket.com
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!