Volunteer-led Girls only Everyone welcome

Where girls play, grow and belong.

We're a cricket academy run entirely by volunteers. Girls come to learn the game and stay for the people they meet doing it. No experience needed, no trials, no pressure.

Contact the Academy See What We Do
A player batting in the academy's outdoor practice nets.
Girls taking part in an outdoor cricket training session.
Adults and students gathered outside a school during a community visit.

First session free

Bats provided

Training
Saturdays
Experience needed
None at all

Who we are

A volunteer-run girls' cricket academy, built on a love for the game.

The academy is run by volunteers, with support from partners like the Girls Cricket Foundation. All our girls are beginners. They're learning the game, figuring out what they're good at, and discovering whether cricket is something they love.

For many of them, this is their first chance to play cricket alongside other girls. They get to learn together, make friends, and find their place in a sport they might never have tried otherwise.

How the academy started

Academy members and students gathered outside a school.

Why cricket?

It teaches them things
we never planned to teach.

Cricket is a slow game with a lot of waiting and a lot of responsibility. It turns out that is very good for you.

  • Confidence

    Facing a ball in front of everyone is frightening the first time. After a few weeks she stops flinching, and she notices.

  • Friendship

    Eleven girls standing in a field for two hours will end up friends. A lot of them arrive not knowing anybody.

  • Discipline

    You cannot rush a cover drive. Practising the same thing until it works is a skill, and it transfers to everything else.

  • Opportunity

    Girls' cricket still isn't offered everywhere. Where it isn't, we would rather be the ones who ran it than waited for it.

Our academy

What actually
happens here.

Cricket gives girls a chance to learn, grow, discover the game and find their team.

Learning cricket

We run regular training sessions focused on the basics of batting, bowling and fielding. Most girls are beginners, and we help each player learn at her own pace, improve and enjoy the sport.

  • Batting, bowling and fielding basics
  • Learning at each girl's own pace
  • Improving while enjoying the game

Growing beyond the game

Taking part in cricket can help girls build confidence, teamwork and resilience. It gives them space to try, make mistakes and learn without being afraid to get things wrong.

  • Building confidence and resilience
  • Learning to work as a team
  • Space to make mistakes and learn

Bringing cricket to schools

We visit schools across Nairobi to introduce girls to cricket and give them a chance to try the game. We hope to expand these visits to other cities in Kenya.

  • Introducing girls to cricket at school
  • Visits to schools across Nairobi
  • Looking to reach other cities in Kenya

A place to belong

We aim to create a welcoming, safe and supportive place where girls from different backgrounds can play, have fun, make friends and feel part of a team.

  • A welcoming and supportive team
  • Friendship, fun and shared experiences
  • A place for girls from different backgrounds
Girls taking part in a cricket training session.

Every week, rain allowing

Our partner

Partnered with Girls Cricket Foundation

Thank you to Girls Cricket Foundation for providing the continuous support and believing in the vision of this academy.

Volunteers

Cricket doesn't happen without a community.

Every session runs because someone drove a minibus, scored a match, washed the kit, or stood in the cold counting overs. You do not need to have played to be useful here.

  • Coaches We will pay for your coaching badges.
  • Match-day volunteers Scoring, umpiring, teas, boundary flags.
  • Mentors Older players looking out for younger ones.
  • Event helpers Festival days, presentation evenings, tournaments.
  • Fundraising & support Grants, sponsors, raffles, spreadsheets.
  • Lifts and logistics Getting girls to away games and back.
Become a Volunteer Just ask us first
Girls taking part in an outdoor cricket training session.

Parents & guardians

The questions you're
actually asking.

No pressure, no trials, no assumption that she already knows the rules. If something here isn't clear, ask us - we would rather answer than have you wonder.

Safeguarding, briefly

Every coach and regular volunteer is background-checked ([DBS / local equivalent]) and our safeguarding lead is [Name, contact]. Girls are never alone with one adult.

Ask Us a Question
Who can join?

Any girl can join. You do not need to live in a particular area, go to a particular school, or know anybody here already.

Does she need cricket experience?

No. Most girls arrive having never held a bat, and we plan our sessions around that. Beginners are grouped together for the first few weeks so nobody is the only one learning.

Girls who already play get stretched too - there is a harder group and a match squad.

Where are sessions held?

Hodari Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya. There is parking, and somewhere dry to wait.

Directions and a map

How often do the girls train?

Saturdays, from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Coming to one session a week is completely normal.

Missing weeks for exams, holidays or other sports is fine. Just tell us so we know she is safe and not lost.

What does she need to bring?

Comfortable sports clothes and trainers. We lend out bats, pads and helmets.

A water bottle, and a jumper - it is colder standing in the field than you think.

Can I stay and watch?

Please do. Plenty of parents stay, and a good few of them ended up volunteering. There is no expectation either way - dropping her off is absolutely fine.

Is it girls only?

Our sessions are for girls, coached by a mixed team of volunteers. A lot of the girls tell us that is exactly why they were willing to try in the first place.

Bring your bat. Bring your energy.
Bring your friends.

There's a place for every girl on this team.

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