wiltshire cricket club forum monday 17 th november
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Wiltshire Cricket Club Forum
Monday 17th November
Tonight
• National Cricket Playing Results- What do they show us?- How are Wiltshire Cricket and its leagues using the results?- Your reactions• Wiltshire Cricket Action Plan 2015- Club satisfaction survey- Club support results- Self-assessment- Player retention/Disability Cricket plans
Welcomes
• Tim Masters – ECB Business Support Manager• Clint and Ryan – Stuart Canvas• Alex – Notts Sport• Cristian – Durant• Steve – Sporting-billy• Ned – Kalibazar
NCPS – Background
• Two years data capturing views of 50,000 cricketers
• First time we have had insight from our players• Intended result – To get more people playing
more frequently in teams• Local empowerment – we have very specific
results
Tim MastersNational picture
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Number of players
Source: Play-Cricket 2011-2014. Index Group and whole database. Up to end of week 18 of season
2011 2012 2013 2014
-10% -6%
+10%
The total number of players in teams has decreased by 7%
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2011 2012 2013 2014
Average number of weeks played per player
-8%
-7%
+13%
The average number of weeks players play has decreased by 7%
Source: Play-Cricket 2011-2014. Index Group and whole database. Up to end of week 18 of season
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2010 2011 2012 2013 20142010 2011 2012 2013 2014
3.3%
5.2%
Conceded fixtures are at their peak, accounting for 5.2% of scheduled fixtures
6% of scheduled fixtures have been Abandoned in comparison with 4% in 2013
Played fixtures have decreased by 13% in comparison with 2013
11% of all scheduled fixtures this year have been Cancelled – almost 3x more than last
-13%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
4%
6%
ScheduledPlayed
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
4%
11%
Fixtures conceded, played, abandoned and cancelled are all adverse v 2013Fixture analysis from Play-Cricket
Source: Play-Cricket 2011-2014 Whole database. Up to end of week 18 of season
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Total number of players playing cricket in teams in the Summer 2014
844,000 Playing Market
(Aged 14-65 in England and Wales)
compared with 908,000 in 2013
Source: Play-Cricket index group & overall group validated with NCPS
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Frequency of the playing market in Summer 2014
SegmentPlayers
(unique players)Frequency
(weeks played)
CORE(Play more than 12
weeks)
247,000266,000
1617 Weeks
OCCASIONAL(Play 3 to 11 weeks)
405,000436,000
56 Weeks
CAMEO(Play 1 or 2 weeks)
192,000206,000
1.21.34 Weeks
Source: Play-Cricket index group & overall group validated with NCPS
The frequency of players playing cricket in teams has declined by 7% from 2013 to 2014
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National Cricket Playing Survey 2014 Response base - volumeWith 37,586 responses this year we have now heard from 52,736 individuals. Only 6000 responded in both years*
Matched on Email address. Those without email address are unknown and considered unique
2013 2014
15021
313946192
6192
Total Responses
Players’Responses
Lapsed
Increase of
77% Increase of
83%
2013 2014
9940
218154385
4391
Both yearsUnique Response
2013 2014
3914
6991
1532
1744
Increase of
60% 37,586 26,206 8,735
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The National Cricket Playing Survey BreadthMore responses from ‘hard-to-reach’ players gives greater confidence their views are representative
14 and 15s 16 to 25s Women &Girls
South Asians Occasionals* Cameos*
2013 595
2014 2,387
+301%
2013 3,067
2014 6,902
+125%
2013 555
2014 1,593
+187%
2013 836
2014 2,170
+160%
2013 960
2014 5,575
+480%
2013 245
2014 1,273
+420%
*Classification method amended for 2014. Original method shows 101% increase for Occasionals and 78% increase for Cameo players
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Composition
Transforming our approach to acting on insight so more people play more
frequently in teams
Size and Frequency
Seasonality
South Asians
Women and Girls
Transitions 14-25s
Lapsed and Never Played
Coaching
Officiating
Cost of Cricket
Satisfaction and NPS
Play Attend Follow
Disability Cricket
Recruitment
Other Sports
Structure of the insight
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Satisfaction scores are higher this year
7.8 average satisfaction score
7.2in 2013
Vs
Overall satisfaction of the cricket playing market
Source: NCPS 2014 DataQuestion: Overall, how satisfied are you with your cricket experience? (n=25,579)
14 to 15s 8.3
Core 8.0
Women 7.9
Highest Satisfaction
Cameo 7.4
Occasional 7.6
19 to 25s 7.7
Lowest Satisfaction
Cameo +17%
Occasional +10%
26 to 34s +10%
Big Movers
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The reasons players who want to play more, don’t
Many would like to play more but can’t find the right offer
Source: NCPS 2014 DataQuestion: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement: ‘I would like to play more cricket’?Question: To those that would like to play more: ‘Why do you not play more?’ n=16,733
27%OFFER
Said they could play more but the cricket on offer to them doesn’t suit them
26%AVAILABILITY
Said they could play more but there is no cricket
available
47%TIME
Of players said they don’t have time
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The reasons for not playing more, by segment
Source: NCPS 2014 DataQuestion: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement: ‘I would like to play more cricket’?Question: To those that would like to play more: Why do you not play more? n=16,733
14 to 19 20 to 25 26 to 34 35 to 54 55+
38%27% 20% 13% 14%
27%30%
29%26%
33%
36% 43% 50%61% 53%
Cricket availability and time prevent younger players and females playing more. The current offer is a particular problem for South Asian players
I could play more but there is none available
I could play more but what’s available doesn’t work for me
I don’t have time to play more cricket
Asian Other
28% 24%
39%22%
33%53%
Age
Ethnicity
Female Male
35%25%
27%28%
38%47%
Gender
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National* 49%
49%struggle to balance
cricket with other commitments
Othercommitments
Struggle to
balance49%
No problem
49%
Don't know2%
National* 61%
61%struggle to balance
cricket with other commitments
Othercommitments
Struggle to
balance61%
No problem
37%
Don't know2%
Busy lives are potentially the biggest barrier to playing cricket
National* 72%
72%struggle to balance
cricket with other commitments
Othercommitments
Struggle to
balance72%
No problem
26%
Don't know1%
For all players, for occasional players and for 26-39 occasionals
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14-19 20-25 26-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55+
The cricket playing market by ageThe drop off points in cricket remain the same with mid to late twenties seemingly being a crucial time in the career of a cricketer
2013 Market
2014 Market
Source: Weighted National Cricket Playing Survey 2014 and 2013
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14 to 15 16 to 25 26 to 34 35 to 54 55+
16%
28%
39%
29%
20%
Saturday Sunday Weekday
32%
21%
12%
Match end time dissatisfaction is greatest amongst important groups on the biggest day
27% are dissatisfied with end time
28%in 2013
Vs
Dissatisfaction with the end time of matches
Source: NCPS 2014 DataQuestion: How happy or unhappy are you with the finish time of matches: (n=24,836) Happy = Happy or Very Happy
Male Female
29%
18%
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Dissatisfaction with end time – National and County
27%of players are unhappy with the end time of matches
43%Worst County
17%Best County
Nationally,
Player dissatisfaction with end time by County average
….. and is an issue for at least one in five players in all but four counties
Source: NCPS 2014 DataQuestion: How happy or unhappy are you with the finish time of matches: (n=24,836) Happy = Happy or Very Happy
Suffo
lk
Norfo
lk
Durha
m
Dorse
t
Derby
shire
Yorks
hire
Leice
ster
shire
Oxfor
dshir
e
Wor
cest
ersh
ire
Berks
hire
Cornw
all
Bedfo
rdsh
ire
Midd
lesex
Huntin
gdon
shire
Hamps
hire
Wale
s
Wilts
hire
Somer
set
Cumbr
ia
Heref
ords
hire
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
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Dissatisfaction with end time – by League
53%
Worst League
5%
Best League
Player dissatisfaction with end time by League average
End time dissatisfaction shows much greater variation by League
Source: NCPS 2014 DataQuestion: How happy or unhappy are you with the finish time of matches: (n = 133 Leagues with 40 or more responses)
0% to 10% 11% to 20% 21% to 30% 31% to 40% 41% to 50% 51% to 60%0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
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Dissatisfaction with travel distance – National and County
of players are unhappy with travel distance to matches16%
24%Worst County
0%
Best County
Nationally,
Player dissatisfaction with travel distance by County average
Source: NCPS 2014 DataQuestion: To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with travel distance? (n= 23,352)
End time satisfaction shows much greater variation by League
Travel distance dissatisfaction is also widespread across Counties…..
Isle
of W
ight
Huntin
gdon
shire
Glouce
ster
shire
Durha
m
Dorse
t
Cornw
all
Buckin
gham
shire
Hamps
hire
Nottin
gham
shire
Lanc
ashir
e
Staffo
rdsh
ire
War
wicksh
ire
Norfo
lk
Somer
set
Essex
Midd
lesex
Oxfor
dshir
e
Hertfo
rdsh
ire
Chesh
ire
Wor
cest
ersh
ire0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
All but one County has at least one dissatisfied player
per team
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Dissatisfaction with travel distance – by League
48%
Worst League
0%
Best League
Player dissatisfaction with travel distance by League average
Source: NCPS 2014 DataQuestion: To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with travel distance? (n= 23,352)
….but is an issue for at least 1 in 5 players in 25% of Leagues
0% to 10% 11% to 20% 21% to 30% 31% to 40% 41% to 50% 51% to 60%0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
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Dry weekends in 2013 vs 2014
Weather has impacted this year: only 9 Saturdays, when 70% of cricket is played, have been dry compared with 14 in 2013
Dry Weekends <3mm RainOut of first 17 weeks of season
2011 2012 2013 2014
Sat 12 10 14 9
Sun 14 12 16 15
% of total Cricket played by weekday in
the summer
70%
Saturday
14%
Sunday
Source: Met Office
Getting the Game OnWhat can you do? What incentivises Getting the Game on?
• Covers• Pitch preparation• Getting the Game on
– Groundsmen – before and on the day– Umpires– Captains
• Points Systems– Aggregate points– Bonus points
• Rain Regulations– Flexibility– Minimum overs
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Cancellation Prevention Methods
Source: Panel September 2014 Interim Results N=1072We’re looking at ways of coping wit poor weather conditions. Which of these would make it most likely that you would play? (n=1665)
Definitely or Likely to play
Worth pursuing?
A shorter format contingency (e.g. agreeing to 20 overs instead of 40 to avoid forecast rain) 78% Flexible start times (e.g. start earlier to avoid forecasted rain later) 66% Reversing the fixture (e.g. playing at the away team's ground if the home ground is unplayable) 65% Using non-turf pitches (e.g. playing on an artificial wicket if the grass wicket is unplayable) 52% Reserve slot/dates (e.g. Sunday instead of Saturday or any 'blank' days left in calendar) 52% An indoor option/substitute (playing an indoor match instead) 24% Playing whatever the weather (playing through the rain) 23% Playing whatever the ground conditions (playing when the ground is wet under foot) 23%
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Occasional
Core
2014 Cricket Seasonality for the market and segments
Building the shoulders of the season represents an opportunity to grow the summer market
Cameo
Source: NCPS 2014 Data Question: In what months do you play cricket? (n = 25,585)
Market
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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Average Rainfall by month 2011 to 2014
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
MmRainfall
April and September are often as dry as May and July
Source: Met officeQuestion: Average rainfall 2011 to 2014 in England and Wales (August and September 2011-2013 only)
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Source: NCPS 2014 DataQuestion: You've told us you didn't play in April. Please tell us why: (n=3992)Question: You've told us you didn't play in September. Please tell us why: (n=4790)
The reason why players don’t play in the shoulders of the season – by gender
Pitch being used for other sports
Don't want to extendseason
Play Other Sports
The weather isn't good enough
No Cricket for me to play
6%
8%
20%
26%
42%
2%
6%
19%
17%
56%
April
7%
9%
23%
15%
56%
3%
6%
21%
6%
70%
September
Female
Male
Reactions
Clint, RyanStuart Canvas
Alex,Notts Sport
Steve,Sporting-billy
Wiltshire Cricket NCPS Results
• 768 responses in 2014• We have ability to filter results by:
- Age- Gender- League- Division
• Tonight will give a snapshot of all results• Access to Dashboard will be made available after tonight
Our responsibility
As custodians of Cricket we need to…• To reduce the speed of decline in Cricket
participation• To use the insight from the NCPS to retain and
recruit players to the game• To show players that we value their input and
that we will listen to their views
Considerations
The impact of ignoring a significant sample of dissatisfied or unhappy players could be greater than choosing to keep things
the same for a majority sample of happy or satisfied players
For example, is a 30% or higher dissatisfaction or unhappy score is significant enough to be acted on? The 70% or lower will consist of people with indifferent views and some that are genuinely happy. However, the 30% dissatisfied or unhappy have strong enough views to actively voice their dissatisfaction
Data considerations
• For every slide in which you can see data it means that there was a significant number of responses in Wiltshire for that filter to provide statistically valid data
• Within most slides you will be able to see a comparison between Wiltshire and the national average
Senior Cricket
Other Sports – 19+ year olds
DNA of Cricket – 19+ year olds
Importance v Satisfaction – 19+ year olds
Importance v Satisfaction – League comparison (Wilts, Hants, Glos)
Enjoyment & Playing Frequency – 19+year olds
League Format – 19-25 year olds
League Format – 26-34 year olds
League Format – 35-44 year olds
League Format – 45+ year olds
Costs – 19+ year olds
Game Day Factors – 19-25 year olds
Game Day Factors – 26-34 year olds
Game Day Factors – 35-44 year olds
Game Day Factors – 45+ year olds
Barriers – 19-25 year olds
Barriers – 26-34 year olds
Barriers – 35-44 year olds
Barriers – 45+ year olds
Cricketing Career
Lapsed Players – 16-25 year olds (national figures)
Lapsed Players – 26-44 year olds (national figures)
Perfect Day 1 – 19-25 year olds
Perfect Day 1 – 26-34 year olds
Perfect Day 1 – 35-44 year olds
Perfect Day 1 – 45+ year olds
Perfect Day 2 – 19-25 year olds
Perfect Day 2 – 26-34 year olds
Perfect Day 2 – 35-44 year olds
Perfect Day 2 – 45+ year olds
Senior Cricket Results
• What stands out to you?- Positives- Challenges• How can your club use these results?• How can Wiltshire Cricket use these results to
support your club?
Just a few things we have noticed
• What players want from the game and what they value differs greatly with age
• Strong desire for 26-44 year olds to play fewer overs• Significant dissatisfaction with start times and end times (across all
age groups), (64% 26-24 year olds dissatisfied with start times and 63% dissatisfied with end times)
- Younger players generally want to start earlier (90% 1pm or earlier amongst 19-25 year olds, 75% 1pm or earlier for 35-44 year olds)• The number of players who struggle to balance Cricket with other
commitments is very high (59% 26-34, 68% 35-44)- However, there is a significant number who would like to play more or would return if offer was appropriate
CristianDurant
Ned,Kalibazar
Junior Cricket
Wiltshire – Other Sports – 14-15 year olds
Wiltshire – Other Sports – 16-18 year olds
Wiltshire – DNA of Cricket – 14-15 year olds
Wiltshire – DNA of Cricket – 16-18 year olds
Wiltshire – Enjoyment & Playing Frequency – 14-15 year olds
Wiltshire – Enjoyment & Playing Frequency – 16-18 year olds
Wiltshire – Formats – 14-15 year olds
Wiltshire – Formats – 16-18 year olds
Wiltshire – Costs – 14-15 year olds
Wiltshire – Costs – 16-18 year olds
Wiltshire – Game Day Factors – 14-15 year olds
Wiltshire – Game Day Factors – 16-18 year olds
Wiltshire – Barriers – 14-15 year olds
Wiltshire Barriers – 16-18 year olds
Wiltshire – Perfect Day 1 – 14-15 year olds
Wiltshire – Perfect Day 2 – 14-15 year olds
Wiltshire – Perfect Day 1 – 16-18 year olds
Wiltshire – Perfect Day 2 – 16-18 year olds
Junior Cricket Results
Your reactions?
Junior Cricket – Other feedback
• Clubs vary greatly in terms of the abilities of their players and so a rigid offer of League cricket won’t appeal to all
• Retaining players at age 15 is becoming increasingly difficult for some
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• Opportunity to play
• Managing the banter
• Playing with friends
• Easing the transition
Junior Cricket – What have we noticed?
Main issues for 14-18 year olds• Struggle to balance with other commitments• Want fewer overs• Importance of Spirit of the Game• Convenience compared with other sports• Transition to Adult Cricket is a major issue
How are Wiltshire Cricket and its Leagues using the results
• Presentations delivered to Wiltshire County Cricket League, WEPL, Wiltshire Youth Cricket League – All are considering revised formats and structures
• Upcoming presentations to be delivered to mid week cricket leagues
• Club support visits being conducted• All information available on website
What can you as a club do?
• Have a look at the Dashboard (P Sykes will share log in details after this evening)
• Hold a meeting with your players – tell them about results
• When voting at league AGMs ensure views are representative of players
What next for Wiltshire Cricket?
• Action Plan 2015- Internal self-assessment- Club satisfaction survey (how can we use
results to help us support clubs better)- Club support visits (what themes have arisen?)- Player Retention and Disability Cricket results
Thank youAnd remember our responsibility to…
• To reduce the speed of decline in Cricket participation
• To use the insight from the NCPS to retain and recruit players to the game
• To show players that we value their input and that we will listen to their views