Mental Wellbeing &
Suicide Prevention
Through Cricket
OUR SESSIONS
We provide free sessions promoting positive mental health to leagues, clubs, players and coaches.
MEDIA & RESOURCES
Our videos, podcasts and the best mental health apps and training from the web.
HELP & SUPPORT
Where to get mental health support for you, your friends or loved ones.
Who We Are…
Opening Up Cricket was formed in response to the death of Sefton Park CC wicket keeper, Alex Miller, and a will to promote positive mental health in our sport.
Alex took his own life in December 2012, and in the year that followed his team mates supported the work of CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) to pay tribute to him. This has continued but as the season following his passing came to a close, there was a thought to do something more lasting and further reaching…
Blog
Talk About Loneliness
Mark uses Michael Jordan to help him reflect on feeling alone
Decision Making In Sport
Katherine takes us through the crucial steps of decision making in sport
Work With A Psychologist
Katherine explores cases of athletes finding the benefit of sport psychology
Cortado In The Covers
Mark looks at returning to cricket in the first ‘Second Spell’ feature
The Concept Of Flow
Katherine unpacks the concept of flow and how it can be reached
Puzzling? So We Should Be
Stephen sets us some cricketing puzzles and explains their benefits to the brain