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LEGEND LOHMANN BEATS MAJOR AND WARNE TO WIN CRICKET SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
Surrey scorer and cricket author Keith Booth's biography of one of cricket history's great bowlers of the Victorian age - George Lohmann - has pipped ex-Prime Minister John Major's book about early cricket and Simon Wilde's biography of controversial Australian star Shane Warne to win the Cricket Society's
prestigious annual book award.
Nick Gandon, Director of the Cricket Foundation, writes:
Chance to shine is the Cricket Foundation's long-term campaign to revitalise competitive cricket in state schools. In this, its first full year, 100 clubs are providing coaching and competition for 600 schools, both primary and secondary.
The response from teachers has been 100 per cent positive. Typical is this from Paul Rushforth, the head of Minehead Middle School in Somerset:"This is a brilliant scheme that has revolutionised cricket in our school and across the area."?
It's a ten-year programme which will reach a third of all state schools. About two million children will enjoy the educational and social benefits that we all know cricket can bring. Cricket Society members can help us in a number of ways. Firstly, the campaign needs financial support. We aim to raise £50 million over five years - half from private sources and half from Government-matched funding. We've made good progress, with more than £9 million of private money pledged, but we've still a long way to go.
We would welcome contributions great and small - our web site at www.chancetoshine.org has details of how to donate. We would also be pleased to be introduced to individuals and businesses that might consider membership of the Double Hundred Club and Corporate Supporters Club. Within these categories, we are looking to recruit those who could contribute £25,000 over five years.
We ask you to promote the campaign whenever you can. We have had encouraging media coverage, but we also need you to spread the word. Perhaps you have ideas for helping Chance to Shine grow and flourish - we'd be delighted to hear from you.
Chance to Shine is a rolling programme that will grow year by year - the aim is to establish strong cricketing cultures in schools. Voluntary support is going to be vital if we are to see the project through to its fruition. If you feel you can help as a coach or a mentor, please contact us and we will put you in touch with clubs and schools in your area.
The ambition behind Chance to Shine is considerable. The scope it has for giving vital educational opportunities to young people is also considerable.
