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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This is a beautiful piece on parents and children playing cricket together from @danielgallan.bsky.social and we’d add that friendly cricket is brilliant at allowing that to happen www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

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Daniel Gallan (@danielgallan.bsky.social)

Journalist and university lecturer specialising in history and politics of sport.

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Sounds like fantastic things happening with women’s cricket in Oswestry theguardian.com/sport/2026/may… top piece by Tanya Aldred

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This is what we do. Small grants for pretty much anything to support all kinds of adult friendly cricket, all across the country. With the friendly season well and truly underway this weekend, it’s not too late to make an enquiry or get an application in at info@googlyfund.co.uk

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

West Wycombe CC in Buckinghamshire managed to buy themselves a new mower but didn’t have enough to buy a shed to store it in to keep it safe and dry. So we stepped in to make up the difference westwycombe.play-cricket.com/home

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A walking cricket group in Southport in Merseyside got some pitches paid for in order to keep costs down for first time players having a go www.lpoolcomp.co.uk/notice_board...

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Nantclwyd CC in North Wales got a boundary marking machine with their money as, as you can see, it would otherwise be quite hard to see which is the line at their otherwise beautiful ground

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Bowling Old Lane CC in Bradford got a team kit bag for after-work midweek matches and training sessions for new players

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The good people at Trafford Metro Vics CC got a back of kit to help their women’s softball team get off the ground last year, and it’s great to see that they’re now going from strength to strength

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Park cricket. The conditions under foot are a bit rough but the sun is shining above and the game is on for one of our original grant recipients the ODB CC - did anyone else get a game on this weekend?

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

At Blagdon Park in Northumberland their friendly team (ages 12-67) play at a ground where they lose a lot of balls. So we bought them a couple of boxes of spares to help keep the costs down

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

At Portchester CC in Hampshire a grant has helped subsidise some kit as the club continues to cope with the cost of having to move grounds and fundraise for a new clubhouse. Porchester are open to all with men’s, women’s, kids and disability cricket www.ecb.co.uk/news/4029276...

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Local Hampshire club thriving with Super 1s opportunities

Toby Reynolds reports from Portchester CC, a small club in Hampshire which is making a significant contribution to opening up the game for all young players.

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The wonderfully named Flowery Field CC in Hyde in Greater Manchester had some net session hire costs covered for their new women’s section to keep participation going over the winter

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The Birmingham Stars visually impaired team are getting batting and wicket keeping equipment so that more players can play more friendly matches without having buy all their own kit bcew.co.uk/the-clubs/birm…

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The brilliant St Nics and Notts Refugee CC, supporting cricket for asylum seekers and recent migrants in the East Midlands, will get a set of team whites so that they can play a game at charming Chatsworth House in May (and use them for the rest of the season of course)

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The historic Shillington Spitfires in Bedfordshire folded in the 1990s but were reborn in 2023. This year they are hosting a friendly four-team T20 tournament which we will subsidise the catering for to support their fundraising efforts and expansion shillington.org.uk/shillington-sp…

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

A daily thread on things we’ve funded recently in the run up to the start of a new season… At Edinburgh South CC our small grant will buy team gloves, pads and helmets so that youngsters don’t have to buy their own as they have a go at hardball cricket www.edinburghsouthcc.org/newsstory/ne... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏏♥️

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Edinburgh South Cricket Club News story

Edinburgh based Cricket Club catering for players of all abilities and commitments. Mainly playing on Saturdays, with some midweek games. Women's section formed in 2017.

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

A week to go for some Sunday friendly teams. Who needs a small grant for a gazebo, a scorers’ table or a portable scoreboard? Get in touch if we can help and please help spread the word about us by sharing

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

If this sunny Saturday afternoon weather isn’t getting you in the mood for the friendly cricket season then we can’t help you. If you need a small grant to help you get ready for that season though… we probably can www.googlyfund.co.uk

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Sunday cricket just three or four weeks away now (anyone starting earlier than Easter/April??) Have a look at our website and get in touch if we can help you with a small grant towards getting any friendly games on googlyfund.co.uk Please share in your🏏 networks

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

With a month to go until Easter, get your bids in to the Googly Fund for small grants for friendly cricket. Could be for help with your: -Ground🚜 -Kit🏏 -Teas🫖 -Advertising🤳 We’ll fund anything that helps get more people playing friendly forms of the game in the UK & Ireland

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Women’s cricket, disability cricket, primary school parents’ or parents of juniors’ cricket, six-a-side, softball, tapeball, red ball, coloured clothes or whites, after work t20s in the park, or Sunday afternoons at the village rec, it’s all good with us info@goooglyfund.co.uk

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

It could be a bag of kit, a new floppy scoreboard, a scorer’s table or a season’s worth of squash. As long as it’s helping more people play friendly cricket we don’t really mind. Get in touch if you have any ideas for your team or club that you want to discuss…

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

March has arrived, the sun is out and you can almost taste the orange squash the cricket season is so close now. If you’re putting the finishing touches to your team’s plans for the year, don’t forget that the Googly Fund can help with small grants towards anything friendly cricket related…

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Excuse the expletives but this is a tremendous piece on the importance of friendly cricket in Australia and England prosefordaphne.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...

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An Ode to Cricket Clubs

My conspiracy theory is that the male loneliness epidemic was promoted by Big Podcast™️ to sell snake oil supplements.

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

This will be a great evening full of great stories and great cricket-loving people. Get along if you can

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Cricket Research Network @cricketacademic.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Here’s the recording of our latest webinar panel - The Men’s Ashes and the Future of Test Cricket. Tim Wigmore and @jarrodkimber.bsky.social covered a LOT of ground - and the event was expertly chaired by @russinthezone.bsky.social 👏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtt6...

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Panel: The Men’s Ashes and the Future of Test Cricket

YouTube video by Cricket Research Network

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Googly Fund co-founder Dan Forman will be on the Surrey YouTube stream at tea talking about the joy of friendly cricket with @norcrosscricket.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/f2Ijq8T...

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🔴 LIVE: Surrey v Essex | DAY TWO | Rothesay County Championship

YouTube video by Surrey County Cricket Club

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Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Anyone interested in a collector’s item? This lovely old roller has been superseded after many, many years of loyal service. If anyone knows of a resting home for it then please let me know 🙏🙏

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

We’re extending the deadline for these special £1,000 grants until the *end of April*. Get in touch if you have any questions about them. And please share, thanks

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Two weeks to get your applications in for these grants. Please share in your networks

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Hector Cappelletti 🏏 @hectorcappelletti.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

It mat be mid March but the cricketers of Bekonscot Village are already out playing 😃

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Get in touch via info@googlyfund.co.uk by the end of March. Full details on our website. Please share to help get the word out thanks 🏏🧵ends @collinsadam.bsky.social @tmsproducer.bsky.social @rafnicholson.bsky.social @zaltzcricket.bsky.social @tailenders.bsky.social @millercricket.bsky.social

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

It could be men's, women's or disability cricket. Softball, hardball, six-a-side or eleven-a-side. T20 or a timed game. As long as it's about expanding adult-friendly cricket, that's it...

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

*Grants of up to £1,000 available to cricket clubs* This year we are expanding our funding, offering three special grants of up to £1,000 to promote friendly cricket in the UK and Ireland... 🏏🧵

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Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Fantastic opportunities for friendly cricket clubs 👏👏👏

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Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Are you a primary school that would like to put together a parent cricket team this summer, to encourage social networks? Or a cricket club that would like to attract new adult players? Generous funding available to help make it happen.

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Get in touch via info@googlyfund.co.uk by the end of April Full details on our website www.googlyfund.co.uk/projects_we_... Please share in your networks thanks 🏏🧵ends

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Googly Fund, supporting friendly cricket

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

It could be men's, women's or disability cricket. Softball, hardball, six-a-side or eleven-a-side. T20 or a timed game. As long as it's about expanding adult-friendly cricket, that's it...

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We'll also offer at least one grant of up to £1,000 to support starting a primary school parents' team, along the lines of the successful initiatives started in south London and Bristol....

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We're looking for bids from clubs who might want to start a social Saturday, Sunday or midweek team, open up their facilities to other friendly teams, or encourage new players into or back to cricket...

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googlyfund.bsky.social @googlyfund.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

*Grants of up to £1,000 available to cricket clubs* This year we are expanding our funding, offering three special grants of up to £1,000 to promote adult friendly cricket in the UK and Ireland...

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