More than cricket

Sheffield plays cricket, football, badminton and padel, together

Community cricket and sport for every age, from first-time juniors to the over-50s. A not-for-profit run by people from the communities we serve, and open to everyone, wherever they live.

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A young batter plays a shot in the park

Juniors

First steps in cricket, with coaches who make every session fun.

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A Youth Hundred batter plays a switch hit as the wicketkeeper watches

Youth

Leagues, tournaments, the Academy and a weekly sports club.

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A girl bats at the stumps in a girls-only Cricket Arena session

Girls & women

Girls-only cricket and women-led sport. No kit or experience needed.

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A batter waits for the ball, bat raised, at the Sheffield Indoor Cup

Adults

Indoor and outdoor leagues where you play for your area.

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The 50 Not Out group together behind the Cricket Arena banner

Over-50s

50 Not Out: weekly cricket, padel, days out and good company.

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Who we are

People come for the game and stay for the people: the friends they make, the teams they play for, and a community that looks out for each other.

Started in 2017 by people who grew up in north and east Sheffield, and a community interest company since 2022.

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In numbers

The numbers behind the community

  • 220+players every week
  • 6,000+hours of coaching
  • 600+competitive matches
  • 25+community partners
  • Registered community interest company
  • Safeguarding first, at every session
  • Qualified, DBS-checked coaches
  • Insured for every session, league and event
A Junior Hundred team celebrates their win
Girls practise batting in a women-led session
A young player dribbles the ball in a football session under the lights
The 50 Not Out group on a day out at the coast
Players celebrate a wicket in outdoor windball cricket
Young people play badminton in a sports hall
A woman bats in a softball cricket match at a Windrush Day celebration
League winners celebrate behind the Cricket Arena banner
Academy players work through a fielding drill indoors
Youth Sports Club members together at the golf driving range
A 50 Not Out player plays a volley at padel
A coach lines up a group of young All Stars players
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What people say

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I didn’t have much confidence about me… Cricket Arena made that such a family, such a comfortable place that we could ask questions whenever we wanted to.

Started as a juniorNow plays in our men’s indoor league

Some girls arrived unsure of how to even hold a bat, but by the end they had developed their skills and confidence enough to take part in a full game of cricket.

HennaCoach, Dynamos Girls

He’s more confident, less isolated and looks forward to the session.

ParentParticipant survey, 2026

Every week we had something to look forward to, go meet our friends… It’s the love among us that’s keeping us going.

50 Not Out playerOver-50s social & sports club

Our children have loved it every week — it’s inspired loads of them to start playing at break and lunch. Every single child involved and having fun.

Alice RushbrookTeacher, Oasis Academy Don Valley

A positive, supportive community of young men and boys.

Rocket ScienceIndependent evaluation, 2025
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6,000+

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220+

Players Every Week

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Cricket Arena Boys

For boys aged 11–13

Coached windball cricket, close to home

Indoor winter and outdoor summer blocks

Blocks of six weeks or more

Boys celebrate a wicket during an outdoor Cricket Arena Boys windball cricket session in Sheffield

Cricket Arena Girls

For girls aged 8–13

Girls only, led by women coaches

Two age groups: under-11s and 11+

No kit or experience needed

A girl bats at a set of stumps during a women-led Cricket Arena Girls session in a Sheffield sports hall

All Stars Cricket

For ages 5–8

Fun, fitness & first steps

8-week starter programme

Customised cricket kits

A boy sprints with the ball during an All Stars Cricket fielding game in Sheffield

Dynamos Cricket

For ages 8–11, boys’ and girls’ groups

8-week skills builder

ECB-qualified coaches

Dynamos T-shirt for every player

Dynamos Cricket players celebrate together in their yellow kits

Cardio Cricket

For women & girls (13+)

Fitness-first cricket workout

Active, social & confident

No kit or experience needed

A Cardio Cricket player bats at the stumps in a Sheffield sports hall

In the Mosques

For boys aged 12–15

Cricket straight after madrasah

Run with local mosques

Pathway to the Junior Hundred

A young bowler delivers the ball during an indoor Cricket Arena in the Mosques session

Junior Hundred

For ages 12–15

Outdoor windball cricket

Summer holiday season

Fast games. Big moments.

A Junior Hundred batter waits at the crease as the fielders set

Youth Hundred

For ages 17–21

Hard ball cricket, outdoors

Play for your area

Summer tournament season

A Youth Hundred batter drives through the covers during a hardball match

Boys Academy

For boys aged 15–18

8-week indoor blocks

Competitive matches

Club & county pathway support

Pads, helmets and hardball kit laid out ready for a session at Cricket Arena Academy in Sheffield, boys aged 15-18.

Girls Academy

For girls aged 13–16

High-quality coaching

8-week indoor blocks

Support into club cricket

A Girls Academy player drives the ball in the indoor nets

Mini Bash League

For ages 13–21

Indoor windball league

Rep your area (6 teams)

Weekly games, Sep–Dec

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Big Bash Indoor

For men

Indoor windball league

Local area-based teams

Weekly games, Sep–Dec

A Big Bash Indoor Cricket League batter swings hard at the stumps

Youth Sports Club

For ages 13+

Weekly sports & trips

Wellbeing & community

Real talk. Real support.

Youth Sports Club members together on the pitch at a floodlit football night

Sheffield Indoor Cup

For competitive players

Indoor windball tournament

Drafted & area teams

Jan–March weekly fixtures

A Sheffield Indoor Cup batter strikes the ball as the wicketkeeper watches

Mens Hundred

For men

Outdoor hardball league

Area-based competition

Played to county finals

Danish Choudhry digs out a yorker during Cricket Arena Men’s Hundred outdoor hardball league at Caribbean Sports Club

50 Not Out

For men 50 and over

Weekly indoor cricket

Trips, days out & taster sports

Health & wellbeing support

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Cricket Arena Boys

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Cricket Arena Girls

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All Stars Cricket

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Dynamos Cricket

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Cardio Cricket

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In the Mosques

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Boys Academy

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Mini Bash League

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Mens Hundred

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50 Not Out

For men 50 and over

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TOURNAMENT STATS

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JUNIOR 100
INDOOR CUP
MBL
BBICL
SEASON

2026

CHAMPIONS

RISING STARS

PARTICIPANTS

84

TOTAL RUNS

1,500

TOTAL WICKETS

90

MVP

YOUSAF HAYAT

SEASON

2026

CHAMPIONS

FIRTH PARK WARRIORS

PARTICIPANTS

75

TOTAL RUNS

4,128

TOTAL WICKETS

184

MVP

JAWAD AKHTAR

SEASON

2025

CHAMPIONS

LONGLEY LIONS

PARTICIPANTS

85

TOTAL RUNS

7,082

TOTAL WICKETS

330

MVP

FASIH KHAN

SEASON

2025

CHAMPIONS

LONGLEY LEGENDS

PARTICIPANTS

87

TOTAL RUNS

7,564

TOTAL WICKETS

338

MVP

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