Cricket Club Issue 39 | Page 25

Ashmanhaugh & Barton Wanderers “As a club we are pretty strong, our first team is in the Premier League and it runs down from there with plenty of young players coming through the ranks.” woman is good enough to open for the firsts then that is what she’ll do. As a club we are pretty strong, our first team is in the Premier League and it runs down from there with plenty of young players coming through the ranks. We’ve got players as young as 16 playing in the Premier League and firmly believe that if you’re good enough then you will play. We don’t believe in selecting based on politics. We’ve also got a community outreach program which looks to engage the local area that encourages people to get as involved as they want to be at the club. We’re bringing in a children’s play area, we’re displaying art from local artists and we have great teas. Our ground is one of the most beautiful in Norfolk and we have just installed new nets with different surfaces which help to make this a club for players to produce their best cricket. We’ve also implemented some core values this year and want The Wanderers to be a place where we support, encourage and have fun. Those values are at the core of everything we do and are ahead of anything else. We believe that if we have a community where people can step away from their ordinary lives and can feel encouraged and supported and have fun, first of all we’ll win more matches and secondly our community will be attractive to people of all ages and all backgrounds.” Specialists in strategic and cultural change www.mpassociates.org www.sportip.biz 25