Introducing the RBC Wicket Cricket Program

RBC Wicket Cricket offers quality physical education to elementary schools and community centres across Canada. Steeped in history and culture, cricket is ideal for fostering leadership, fair play, self-confidence, teamwork and dedication for players and spectators alike. It's fun to play, interesting to watch and, based on popularity, is one of the fastest-growing sports around the world. With the RBC Wicket Cricket Program, it's now easier than ever to bring cricket into your own playing field, gymnasium or backyard.

Why is cricket relevant today?

With so many newcomers to Canada being from cricket-loving nations, it makes good physical and cultural sense to embrace all that cricket has to offer. Here's why:

• Canada's cultural communities value and appreciate cultural recognition.
• Public school boards, corporations and organizations support Canada's evolving demographics by embracing activities that are part of the history, heritage and identity of cultures around the world.
• Cricket is growing in popularity around the world, including in Canada. Youth cricket is the best way to capitalize on the trend.
• A formal school cricket program will mirror what is happening informally across Canada as youth play cricket whenever and wherever they can.
• Cricket supports learning outcomes beyond physical education: self-confidence, interpersonal skills, teamwork, integrity and fair play are encouraged and taught with an organized cricket program.
• Cricket is accessible to students regardless of social class, gender or ethnic background.

From the ground up

RBC Royal Bank has a long tradition of supporting amateur sport at all levels. By investing in cricket, RBC can help elevate awareness of cricket and ensure future generations embrace the values and teachings.

To accomplish this, RBC has taken a ground-up approach and introduced the RBC Wicket Cricket Program so that schools and communities can benefit from a quality cricket program.

RBC Wicket Cricket for fun and easy program setup

RBC Wicket Cricket makes it easy to set up organized cricket play in a short period of time.

Developed for students in kindergarten to Grade eight, RBC Wicket Cricket lets children at all physical abilities play. And since many schools simply cannot dedicate resources to equipment, RBC Wicket Cricket is making RBC Wicket Cricket sets available for schools that register for the program (while quantities last).

These sets contain everything you need to start a cricket program:

• 6 stumps (wickets) with bases
• 2 sets of bails
• 2 bats
• 2 balls
• 6 cones to make boundaries
• 1 official RBC Wicket Cricket carry bag

Illustrations supplied courtesy of England and Wales Cricket Board

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