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This project successfully funded on 22nd May 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
Girls Just Wanna Score Runs
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Aim
We are raising funds to improve Girls cricket participation and pathway to long participation.
Who are we?
We are Thorp Arch and Boston Spa Cricket Club (TABS), a thriving, volunteer-run community club based in West Yorkshire. For more than 150 years, we’ve been proud to provide opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to play and enjoy cricket. Our club is home to two thriving senior teams, two ladies teams and over 150 junior members playing in our teams from ages 5 to 18. We are committed to equality and are passionate about making cricket open, inclusive and sustainable for everyone in our community, no matter their age, background, or experience.
Why are we crowdfunding?
We’re crowdfunding to raise £35,000 to install two wickets at our ground and to invest in the coaching, kit, and equipment needed to launch a girls’ cricket section at TABS.
Our project will:
- Install wickets, allowing more use than our current grass wickets.
- Launch girls’ cricket sessions and teams for ages 8–15?, building on a successful
local pilot which attracted over 25 girls from local schools.
- Provide equipment and coaching to remove barriers for new players — especially
those from families who can not afford.
At present, our ground is at full capacity. Demand from existing men’s, women’s and junior teams means we simply don’t have enough playable surfaces or time slots to introduce new sessions. Local consultation has also shown that girls’ want a girls’-only session where they can feel comfortable while learning the game. Without additional capacity, we risk turning away keen new participants, especially girls just as interest is growing.
This project seeks to increase participation among girls and young women, provide opportunities for them to socialise and be active in a sport that is male-dominated and will help to tackle inequalities as well as supporting a sustainable participation pathway in to our newly established senior women’s teams.
How we’ll spend the money raised
Item
Purpose
Wickets & Installation
Increase overall capacity and all-weather play, enabling new sessions
Coaching Delivery (Qualified NGB Coaches)
Girls’ taster sessions, school outreach, weekly training
Girls’ Cricket Kit & Equipment
Remove financial barriers for participation
Soft ball bowling machine
Realistic practise for beginners and ability to differentiate levels to suit all ability levels
Hard ball bowling machine
Realistic practise for intermediate and higher level players – supporting the transition of junior players into senior cricket and helping to retain existing senior women's players by improving their offer
Portable netting
Provide health and safety measure when dividing the cricket field to allow multiple sessions and increase capacity of the venue
Community Launch & Engagement Activities
Promotional events and open days
Community impact
This project is about creating opportunities and lasting impact:
1. A pathway for girls and women – creating a clear progression from junior to senior cricket.
2. Tackling inequality – removing barriers for underrepresented groups, providing free kit and affordable access.
3. Maximising community use – facilities open to the local community: schools, youth groups and inclusive sessions.
4. Supporting wellbeing – promoting physical activity, teamwork and confidence for young people.
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!
Sport England - Movement Fund has provided £15,000 of match funding
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made