Who We Are

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 team mates supported the work of C.A.L.M to pay tribute. 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.

As a result, the organisation was created with the aim of speaking to local cricketers about the experience of losing Alex in the hope that more conversation about this topic could prevent further tragedies. 

Now, in 2020, we have delivered over two hundred sessions across the United Kingdom and Australia. The desire to get our message to the cricketing community remains as strong as it was six years ago. 

We are run by unpaid volunteers with help from the National Lottery Community Fund who have provided a grant for sessions costs (travel expenses and printed resources) so that groups can receive them without charge. We also owe a lot of thanks to the support provided by clubs, leagues and partners who have supported in many ways more to allow us to go further than the grant.

Currently we are registered as a Community Interest Company  but are finding the time this year to complete an application for registered charity status.