Cricket Ireland launched an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy for the game on 6 November 2024. It will serve as a national roadmap and add support to Cricket Leinster’s existing EDI action and strategies.
The EDI’s strategy focus area includes promoting gender equality in women’s and girls’ cricket, building diversity and inclusion awareness across the sport, and improving inclusive practices through enhanced policies.
The strategy included input development from across the cricket community. It drew on a game-wide consultation with support of Cricket Leinster members who are part of the national EDI Working Group for cricket: Meena Baskarasubramanian, the CL President Elect, and Judith Neuman Jones, the CL Inclusion Committee.
Cricket Club communities will have access to helpful resources to implement best practices within their club and ensure cricket is a welcoming environment for everyone.
Education, Training, and Communication
An E-Learning Course is set to launch in November 2024. The course will be available to all clubs, aiming to engage a significant number of club officials and adult members by February 2025.
An Anti-Discrimination Campaign is set to roll out at all levels in advance of the 2025 cricket season. It will provide dedicated resources and collateral to promote action awareness across clubs.
Inclusive and Diverse Cricket Communities
An Inclusive Practice Toolkit (IPT) will be piloted in clubs by early 2025. It will offer practical guidance and best practices to promote inclusion at all levels of cricket.
Policy, Practice, Reporting, and Accountability
An Anti-Discrimination Practicing Guide is being developed to strengthen the tools, guidelines, and support available to disciplinary committees. This will ensure processes are fair, clear, and consistent across all levels of cricket.
A reporting progress program will be implemented to ensure Cricket Ireland regularly shares updates on the progress with annual ‘Activation Workshops’ in each region. Workshops will be used to gather insights and feedback from cricket members.
For further information and supporting credit to Cricket Leinster visit the website here.