3rd September 2020
| Mallory Gray
Cricket Wales is pleased to update our members, partners and
stakeholders of further positive developments in relation to staff returning
from furlough leave, as we seek to support cricket to come back even stronger
in the coming months.
Our Women’s & Girls’ Officers returned the week that
cricket was permitted to be played again in July, and have since been working
diligently on supporting numerous soft ball festivals and other club development
initiatives over the summer, which will now be celebrated as part of the ECB’s
#WomensCricketMonth.
Our
Lord’s Taverners Wicketz Officer, Gabby Basketter, has also returned recently
and will be increasing her hours this month, as more delivery becomes viable
This week, we welcome back our Regional Workforce
Administrators, whose first task will be to roll out an exciting and proactive
project to undertake a record level of Level 2 coach assessments with
candidates who are ready to be observed, and who will help underpin Welsh cricket’s
growth in 2021. Later this month, they
will also support the roll-out of an important, new Safeguarding compliance
management system.
Lastly, next week, our Community Coaches will be back to
kickstart a new term of Chance to Shine cricket delivery in schools up and down
the country.
Cricket Wales CEO, Leshia Hawkins, commented, “I am delighted
to see so many of our team back in the business and am excited about our plan
to support and sustain our sport further in the coming months.
“While I am cognisant that colleagues will have wanted to be
more actively involved over the last few months, I am extremely grateful to
them for their patience and understanding, and for the contribution they have
made to Cricket Wales’ overall response to the crisis.
“As a business, we will undoubtedly need to keep adapting
and thinking differently, but we are resolutely committed to ensuring that cricket
comes back stronger from the challenges of the last few months. I am looking forward to seeing what we can
achieve together, safely, and in line with new regulations and guidance.”