Team Up. Dream Up.
Team Up Dream Up
At Metro Bank we believe in the power of team sport. For girls, finding your team is game changing, which is why we’re championing the growth of women & girls’ cricket.
With the right team around you anything is possible. This is why it’s our mission to grow women and girls’ cricket for a brighter future. As another fantastic summer of cricket kicks off, we will focus on the power of teamwork and relationships to unlock opportunities for women and girls.
Seeing is Believing: Increasing the visibility of women's and girls' cricket
68% of women and girls believe if they see themselves visually represented it encourages them to try a new sport.*
That’s why to help inspire the next generation of female cricketers and drive further visibility of women’s sport, Metro Bank and the ECB have created a new photography bank of high-quality images of women’s and girls’ cricket, working with Getty Images, with an aim to grow the image library over time.
The images will be accessible to local cricket clubs free of charge via the ECB Resource Hub with professional standard imagery available to use across their websites and social channels, to assist with the formation of new teams and recruitment of players.
Non-members can view the full collection through Getty Images.
*The Metro Bank research was conducted by Censuswide, among a sample of 2,000 UK Females Aged 7+ (Nationally Representative).
The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund: Championing the Future
Don’t Just Change the Game. Transform it. Find out how you can take an active role at your local club to help shape a bright future for girls’ cricket.
The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund, co-created and co-funded with the ECB, aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces to attract and keep more girls in the sport.
The Fund will specifically focus on volunteers and coaches in girls’ cricket; so whether you are brand new to the game and would like to volunteer, a player that wants to explore how you can give back to your club, a coach considering your next qualification, or even a qualified coach looking to progress further, there will be support available to you.
Use the links below to find your local cricket club with a girls’ section, or if you’re already part of a club, reach out to your local County Cricket Board women’s and girls’ contact to find out more about how the Fund could benefit you.
Champion of Women’s and Girls’ Cricket
Our long-term partnership is designed to help deliver transformational growth to women’s and girls’ cricket communities across England and Wales. From the Metro Bank Ashes to grassroots cricket, our role, and specifically the Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund, will accelerate change for future generations.
Lead Partner for One Day Cricket
We’re the title partner of the Metro Bank One Day Internationals, for both women and men, and the lead partner for the domestic One Day competitions – namely The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, presented by Metro Bank – for the women, and the Metro Bank One Day Cup for the men.