LONDON - TelAve -- Farnham (Surrey) and Wandsworth. A new Circular Cricket Gear (CCG) Hub at Spencer Cricket Club (SCC), Wandsworth, starts on May 11^th and will be supported by a panel discussion on May 18th at SCC on "climate, circularity and cricket".

The panel will run from 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm. A dedicated website about the hub will be launched on the same day to enable those requesting, arranging and picking up of pre-loved or second life cricket gear and clothing, and for donors giving used cricket gear including clothing.

Speakers will include James Cameron, Non-Executive Chair at The Professional Cricketer's Association (PCA) and climate change expert, Shubham Jain, Researcher, Centre for Sports and Human Rights, University of Cambridge and Ben Hardy-Jones, Business Sustainability Lead at Desert Vipers. The event itself is supported by the Next Text – a charity focused on climate change and cricket.

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Fill a gap

"The hub will fill a gap for those who find the cost of new gear to be prohibitive," says SCC Managing Director Jamie Greig. "Quality 'second life' gear can be a vital entry point into the sport for cash-strapped state schools, disadvantaged groups and individuals on challenging incomes.

"In effect, the hub will give free entry for those who find their economic circumstances a barrier to playing, or advancing in, cricket."

The hub is a collaboration between SCC, The Centre for Sustainable Design (CfSD) at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), Farnham, Surrey at UCA, Surrey Cricket Foundation and sporting goods retailer Decathlon.

Says CfSD Director Martin Charter, "The hub is unique in that it is driven by SCC, a recreational club, and will have, via the website, a dashboard highlighting landfill diversion and the CO2 emissions saved through the reuse of cricket gear and clothing.

"Other, similar schemes, are run by county cricket clubs in cities but don't provide landfill and the CO2 information."

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Raising awareness is key

Charter comments, "An important part of the project will be raising awareness of the hub among cash-strapped state schools and disadvantaged groups and individuals. The project will also advise individuals, clubs and private schools on how - and where - to donate cricket gear and clothing they no longer need."

He adds, "The panel on climate, circularity and cricket will be held at the SCC clubhouse, and will reach out to potential donors and recipients of cricket gear and clothing alike following  the launch of the CCG Hub."

More about the panel - https://cfsd.org.uk/projects/2c/events/climate-circularity-cricket/

The hub is based on three pilots and experience from multiple projects already completed, and builds on a CCG hub project trialled in 2024 and 2025.