Club Affiliation
By affiliating to Wiltshire Cricket, clubs will also be automatically affiliaiated to the ECB. As part of the affiliation process we will collect club contact information for many different roles so that we can keep in touch with important news and information that could benefit your club.
Categories of Affiliation
CATEGORY 0:
Non-Wiltshire clubs
- Secondary Affiliation to WCL for participation in WCL Competitions and Leagues.
Fee: £25
CATEGORY 1:
Clubs with no junior sections
- Primary Affiliation to WCL for participation in WCL Competitions and Leagues.
- Primary Affiliation to the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
- Access to an ECB play-cricket website
- Support from WCL Officers and staff in all areas, including access to face to face meetings if requested
- Membership of Wiltshire Cricket Grounds Association with access to Pitch Advisor and Channel 4 trailer
- Advice on local and national funding opportunities
- Opportunity to nominate club volunteers for recognition via the Grassroots Cricket Awards
- Access to the ECB ‘Safe Hands – Safeguarding Young People in Cricket’ child welfare policy and associated training
- Ability to apply for work permits for overseas professional players
- Opportunity to enter ECB Club Competitions
- Access to advice and guidance from the ECB
- Receipt of all communications from WCL
- Access to ECB programmes and initiatives as applicable
- Access to courses for coaches, Club Safeguarding Officers, umpires, scorers and groundsmen
- Eligibility for England and Wales Cricket Trust Interest Free Loans and other ECB Grant schemes
Fee: £45
CATEGORY 2:
Clubs with junior sections
- Primary Affiliation to WCL for participation in WCL Competitions and Leagues.
- Primary Affiliation to the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
- Access to an ECB play-cricket website
- Support from WCL Officers and staff in all areas, including access to face to face meetings if requested
- Membership of Wiltshire Cricket Grounds Association with access to Pitch Advisor and Channel 4 trailer
- Advice on local and national funding opportunities
- Opportunity to nominate club volunteers for recognition via the Grassroots Cricket Awards
- Access to the ECB ‘Safe Hands – Safeguarding Young People in Cricket’ child welfare policy and associated training
- Ability to apply for work permits for overseas professional players
- Opportunity to enter ECB Club Competitions
- Access to advice and guidance from the ECB
- Receipt of all communications from WCL
- Access to ECB programmes and initiatives as applicable
- WCL assistance with Junior Cricket and ECB initiatives relating to junior cricket or growth areas, e.g. All Stars Cricket / Dynamos Cricket / Women’s and Girls club competitions, Disability Champion Clubs
- Assistance in running Junior sections and advice on winter coaching plans.
- Development opportunities for young players through county age group squads and development cricket
- Access to courses for coaches, Club Safeguarding Officers, umpires, scorers and groundsmen
- Advice on local and national funding opportunities
- Eligibility for England and Wales Cricket Trust Interest Free Loans and other ECB grant schemes
Fee: £55
CATEGORY 3:
Clubmark accredited clubs
- Primary Affiliation to WCL for participation in WCL Competitions and Leagues.
- Primary Affiliation to the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
- Access to an ECB play-cricket website
- Support from WCL Officers and staff in all areas, including access to face to face meetings if requested
- Membership of Wiltshire Cricket Grounds Association with access to Pitch Advisor and Channel 4 trailer
- Advice on local and national funding opportunities
- Opportunity to nominate club volunteers for recognition via the Grassroots Cricket Awards
- Access to the ECB ‘Safe Hands – Safeguarding Young People in Cricket’ child welfare policy and associated training
- Ability to apply for work permits for overseas professional players
- Opportunity to enter ECB Club Competitions
- Access to advice and guidance from the ECB
- Receipt of all communications from WCL
- Access to ECB programmes and initiatives as applicable
- WCL assistance with Junior Cricket and ECB initiatives relating to junior cricket or growth areas, e.g. All Stars Cricket / Dynamos Cricket / Women’s and Girls club competitions, Disability Champion Clubs
- Assistance in running Junior sections and advice on winter coaching plans.
- Development opportunities for young players through county age group squads and development cricket
- Access to courses for coaches, Club Safeguarding Officers, umpires, scorers and groundsmen
- Support from Development Office with Clubmark re-accreditation and Safe Hands Management System
- Access to ECB game wide Insurance offer
- Advice on local and national funding opportunities
- Eligibility for England and Wales Cricket Trust Interest Free Loans and other ECB grant schemes
Fee: £75
