AS the ECB prepared to launch its All Stars Cricket programme, aimed at getting 50,000 5-8 year olds into the game this year, I was experiencing first hand the breadth of what cricket can teach youngsters.
The cricket charity Chance To Shine had asked former Sky Sports reporter Tim Abraham and me to share our tips on journalism with a group of schoolchildren, as part of the Yorkshire Tea National Cricket Week Junior Journalist competition (now open to entries). During the session, the children watched highlights of Eoin Morgan’s recent ODI century against the West Indies, including a ...