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🧠 Mindfulness For Cricketers 🏏

Our first online session of the year covers focus and how this can be developed as a skill for cricket and wellbeing 🀝

Join us for 30 mins to try for yourself

⌚️ 8pm on Thursday (18th)

πŸ’» Use this link to sign up form.jotform.com/243572897495072

16.02.2026 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re looking forward to the next Alex Miller Cup @ Sefton Park CC on Sunday 30th August β˜€οΈ πŸ†

πŸ“· 2015 winners Huyton

22.01.2026 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have 2️⃣6️⃣ club reps signed up so far

If you’d like to get involved and help us promote mental wellbeing & suicide prevention through cricket please see the link below

form.jotform.com/252382498040...

13.01.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opening Up Cricket Club Reps 🀝

In your club πŸ‘‡

πŸ“Œ Display posters/flyers
πŸ’» Encourage members to complete Zero Suicide Alliance training
🧠 Create your plan to promote mental wellbeing in your setting

Register your interest here form.jotform.com/252382498040054

05.01.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alex died on this day in 2012.

His suicide still prompts thoughts. From how it might have been prevented to little things like what we’d talk about if he was here with me now having a coffee.

Look out for your mates ❀️

14.12.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Thanks to University of York Women’s CC for their time tonight 🧠🏏

04.12.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for a thirty minute online session on Tuesday at 7:30pm introduce you to techniques that helps both performance & wellbeing

Sign up here form.jotform.com/243572897495072

09.11.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for a thirty minute session on Tuesday to introduce you to techniques that helps both performance & wellbeing

Sign up here form.jotform.com/243572897495072

07.11.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to University of Liverpool CC for their time tonight 🧠 🏏

06.11.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to Lancaster University CC for having us along tonight 🧠🏏

30.10.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good to be out and about again, seeing University of Birmingham CC 🧠 🏏

28.10.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🀝 Opening Up Cricket Club Reps 🀝

In your club πŸ‘‡

πŸ“Œ Display posters/flyers
πŸ’» Encourage members to complete Zero Suicide Alliance training
🧠 Create your plan to promote mental wellbeing in your setting

Register your interest here form.jotform.com/252382498040054

16.09.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good to join Cheadle Hulme Ladybridge CC tonight to chat about a range of things related to mental fitness, wellbeing and our great sport 🧠 🏏

19.08.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was a pleasure to chat with the folks at Leeds & Broomfield CC tonight 🧠 🏏

13.08.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We always have a lovely day when our fixture vs England’s Barmy Army comes 🏏

Thanks to Hunningham CC for hosting 🀝

10.08.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dropped in to have a chat with the @_mccfoundation North West Regional Springboard groups today 🧠 🏏

08.08.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to playing our friends England’s Barmy Army this Sunday @ Hunningham CC

This will be the fourth time we’ve faced each other 🏏

πŸ“· 2021

07.08.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alex Miller Cup POTT πŸ†

2014- Khalid Wahbi
2015- Adam Moscrop (πŸ“· πŸ‘‡)
2016- Peter Kelly
2017- Liam Naylor
2018- β˜”οΈ
2019- Craig Black
2020- Greg Harvey
2021- Macauley Lawrenson
2022- Pruthvi Krishnamurthy
2023- β˜”οΈ
2024- Harry Deveney

2025 @ Sefton Park CC on 24th August

06.08.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sefton Park's page Help Sefton Park CC raise money to support CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)

The twelfth Alex Miller Cup is @ Sefton Park CC on 24th August

In the previous eleven, there has been the following winners

Sefton Park πŸ† πŸ† πŸ†
Huyton πŸ†πŸ†
Birkenhead Park πŸ†
Maghull πŸ†
Opening Up πŸ†
The Outlaws πŸ†
(Rained off β˜”οΈ β˜”οΈ)

justgiving.com/seftonparkcc

31.07.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glad to be with the folks @ Horsmonden CC tonight to talk about positive mental health in cricket 🧠 🏏

24.07.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glad to be supporting the WIOC T10 Tape Ball World Cup being played at Liverpool College over the next couple of weeks 🌍 🏏

The opening games last night were very entertaining with a great atmosphere around the ground 😎
🀝

22.07.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🏏 This July we are encouraging our cricket community to take the free, online 20 minute training from Zero Suicide Alliance

🀝 When you’ve completed it post your certificate on here so we can share with more

πŸ”— zerosuicidealliance.com

02.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to St Chad’s Broomfield CC for inviting us down last night β˜€οΈ 🧠 🏏

01.07.2025 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Enjoyed chatting with Cricket Wales Disability players tonight about self talk πŸ—£οΈ 🧠 🏏

24.06.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Enjoyed chatting with Cricket Wales Disability players tonight about self talk πŸ—£οΈ 🧠 🏏

24.06.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you’d like to promote positive mental health at your club, join us on Thursday πŸ’»

Sign up for free here us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

23.06.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ve got a session on Thursday that shares ideas on how to put together a plan to promote positive mental health at your club 🧠 🏏

Anything from a few bullet points to a detailed document ✍️

Sign up here us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

20.06.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re fundraising for C.A.L.M at the Alex Miller Cup on Sunday 24th August @ Sefton Park CC

Any contributions to the prize draw would be appreciated 🏏

Please reply if you can help 🀝

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