Oxfordshire Cricket’s Mission -
‘To develop and protect the future of Cricket by making it a sport of choice in Oxfordshire’
What are we about?
- To make a difference to the local community through the development of inclusive cricket
- To develop and promote excellence within the game
- To increase participation by attracting and retaining players
How we are planning to achieve this...
To focus on 4 strategic areas:
- Growing a more inclusive game
- Supporting and developing our Cricket Network
- Developing our Performance Cricket Programme
- Developing and growing the Oxfordshire Cricket Board as a Business
Context
Current participation in team sports is under pressure, thought to be linked to evolving lifestyles and interest levels of both individuals and families. Oxfordshire Cricket has a responsibility to ensure cricket in Oxfordshire bucks that trend.
We are one of 39 County Boards with a responsibility to work closely with our National Partners, the England and Wales Cricket Board and Chance to Shine, whilst also remaining agile and adaptable to local need.
It is imperative that we do not stand still as an organisation; our strategy and work programmes must be adaptable and be managed pro-actively. The very nature of sport is to adapt to remain successful and fit for purpose. We must look for national and local trends and continually question the status quo, along with having an eye firmly on the horizon.
Purpose of this Strategy
We wish to provide transparent direction and leadership from Oxfordshire Cricket to develop the game in the County.
Oxfordshire Cricket has a significant number of valued volunteers who work tirelessly to run and develop cricket in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire Cricket strive to enable this team whilst attempting to unite their efforts to a common cause and direction. We aim to integrate our newly established professional workforce and unite the two groups’ efforts on the road to achieving our mission.
We hope that in creating this strategy, we will enable a common cause for the Oxfordshire Cricket Network. Listening to players is key and we must not be afraid to innovate to ensure cricket’s future.
Bringing all parties in Oxfordshire Cricket together and making clear the role, intensions and expectations of Oxfordshire Cricket as an organisation can only aid in making cricket a sport of choice in Oxfordshire.
Delivery of this Strategy
We need to have a real practical attitude to delivering our strategy - sectioning up our programme of work in the next 3 years that will allow the board, workforce and management teams to promote and track progress against our aims.
The Board review each area of the Strategy on a rolling month by month basis, rating our progress and reviewing our performance against our in-depth plans. Please explore this section of the website to view these reviews against our agreed strategy areas.
A report written during September 2016 (found below) communicates the impact that we as an organisation have made to cricket in Oxfordshire from 2014-2016.
Values and Behaviours of Oxfordshire Cricket
Values
Behaviours
- Showing leadership
- Taking personal responsibility
- Excellence at the heart of everything we do
- Valuing all contributions to the cause
- Adopting an inclusive mindset