🏏 Cricket can't escape the heat 🔥 Record-breaking temps, spectators fleeing stands, grassroots games cancelled and warnings of 40°C+ heatwaves becoming the norm. In our latest blog, Tanya Aldred takes a clear-eyed look at a sport struggling to cope 👇 www.thenexttest.org/blog/cricket...

Cricket can’t escape the heat — The Next Test - Cricket, Climate & Sustainability

Once upon a time, the UK was a cool country. We lived, died and played cricket on an island without temperature extremes. That time has now gone and, whatever our feelings of despair, we need to…

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🥳 Wisden publication day is here at last! Doesn't the badger look beautiful?! Obviously, the first thing you should check out is Tanya Aldred's Environment column on page 196, where she delves into the potential for sustainability and circularity of cricket gear👍

🏏 The Next Test sent a crack team to visit parliament this morning, to speak to the APPG for Cricket about cricket and the climate crisis 🌍 Our main focus was all the inspiring work happening across the country and the huge potential for cricket to act as a catalyst for climate action 💪

🔥Hot off the press - The Hotspot is the brand new newsletter from @theguardian.com exploring the intersection of sport and the climate crisis. Written by - you guessed it, our very own Tanya Aldred! 🤩 Find the first extract and subscribe here 👇 www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...

Welcome to The Hotspot, our new newsletter on sport’s relationship with the climate crisis

We delve into the best stories on how sport is changing around the climate crisis, and what can be done to navigate a way forward

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🚨BREAKING: Was this the most polluted World Cup ever? Air quality during the recent T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka was often poor, unhealthy and even severe - putting the health of players and fans at risk. Full analysis and in-depth comment👇 www.thenexttest.org/blog/was-thi...

🥵 Last year was the UK's hottest summer on record - and cricket pitches - and cricketers all around the country suffered 🏏 Will this year see more of the same? Tanya Aldred spoke to Harry Everett, Somerset CCC commentator, who bears the scars from last summer 🤕👇

Dry Cricket pitches - Parched, Dusty & Dangerous — The Next Test - Cricket, Climate & Sustainability

As the UK experiences one of its dryest, hottest summers on record, cricket pitches everywhere are taking a hammering - and in some cases, so are the players.

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📢 Cricket clubs! Sport England's Movement Fund provides funding of up to £15,000 to help sports clubs adapt to climate change and protect participation 👍 More info 👇 www.sportengland.org/news-and-ins...

Chair: Let's fight back on climate change | Sport England

Sport England chair Chris Boardman uses a speech at the Blue Earth Summit to unveil a package of measures to help the sport and physical activity sector respond to the impact of extreme weather,…

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🏏 Fantastic to see the legendary Wisden Almanack giving over its front cover this year to Great British Wildlife to highlight the crucial importance of nature and biodiversity! 🐝 🦡 And what could be more fitting for a cricket annual than a badger??

✅ Strong recommend. Today's episode of Rare Earth covered the future of sport with regards the climate crisis. Amazing to hear both historian, Peter Frankopan and cricketer, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala speaking about cricket and climate alongside the awesome Claire Poole💥 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Rare Earth - The Future of Sport - BBC Sounds

Ahead of the 2026 World Cup we ask how to cut the environmental cost of big sport.

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🏏💚 Sustainability for grassroots cricket isn't just about going green, it's about long-term survival... This deep-dive by John Fuller of Cricket Yorkshire into the efforts of Muff Field Cricket Club in Bradford is a fantastic example of what can be achieved cricketyorkshire.com/muff-field-s...

How Muff Field Cricket Club prioritises sustainability

A look at how Muff Field Cricket Club has invested in sustainable upgrades to save costs and limit environmental impact.

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🏏🌍 Did you know, winners of the UK Greenest Ground comp, Fillongley CC were showcased by the UK Pavilion at COP30? 🌱 This video, highlighting all their amazing efforts to make their cricket club more sustainable and nature friendly was shown at the UK's pavilion 👍 youtu.be/K9cnmfSuUMM?...

Fillongley Cricket Club | Showcased at the UK Pavilion, COP30

Fillongley Cricket Club is an open entry cricket club run by volunteers in the ancient Arden Forest, North Warwickshire, England. We have two pitches and an excellent pavilion and run men's, women's…

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On this day, atmospheric CO2 was at 359.81ppm. Today we're hitting 430ppm and global temperature has risen ~0.8°C since then.

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March 25, 1992: the day Imran Khan's team became world champions 🏆

💀 "We should abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and gas" says Amin H Nasser, President of Saudi Aramco - sponsors of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. We call on the ICC to review its relationships with sportswashing sponsors and make cricket a credible, positive force for climate action 💚

🏏Former England fast bowler, Sajid Mahmood is on a mission: to make cricket affordable and accessible for everyone. We sat down for a chat with Saj about his new initiative: Reeqip - an online marketplace for pre-loved cricket and sports gear. www.thenexttest.org/blog/talking...

Talking Accessibility and Sustainability with Saj Mahmood — The Next Test - Cricket, Climate & Sustainability

Former England fast bowler, Saj Mahmood is on a mission: to make cricket affordable and accessible for everyone…

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🌳🐝 Cricket clubs will be gearing up for the new season, corralling willing volunteers and making plans. As it's World Wildlife Day, we thought we'd give you some super simple ideas for things you can do to make your cricket club more nature friendly. www.thenexttest.org/blog/six-of-...

Six of the Best: simple things to make your club more nature friendly — The Next Test - Cricket, Climate & Sustainability

Mark Cocker is an author, naturalist and cricket lover who writes regularly for the Guardian’s much-loved Country Diary column. Here he shares six great ideas he has seen while judging the winners of...

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😷 Meanwhile, in Delhi... Air pollution has quite literally been off the scale. This is a reading from 10th Feb, where air pollution was hazardous - with an AQI of 305. All the while, the T20 World Cup rolls on - and the main sponsor? Saudi Aramco. Cricket has a fossil fuel problem💀

🌟 2025 highlight #4 🌟 Our Chair, Tanya sat down for a chat with the Guerilla Cricket podcast to talk all things cricket and climate 👇 megaphone.link/COMG2190569346 @guerillacricket.bsky.social 👍

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This week we speak to Tanya Aldred of the The Next Test about the effects of climate change on cricket

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✨ 2025 Highlight #3 - Hit for Six: The Danger Zone 🏏 Following on from 2019's Hit for Six report, that warned of the threat to cricket from climate change, Hit for Six: The Danger Zone is a stark reminder of what's at stake. 👇 Read the report 👇 www.thenexttest.org/resources

🥳 Huge congratulations to Brechin Buccaneers CC who have been awarded the 2025 Greenest Ground Award from The Cricketer and Ortus Energy 🌱 Read more in Tanya Aldred's feature in The Cricketer: www.thecricketer.com/Topics/featu...

🔥 As Australia swelters in extreme heat close to 50°C and is again battling huge wildfires, The Next Test's Tanya Aldred writes in this week's Spin newsletter about a hopeful tale of cricketing communities coming together to recover and rebuild 💪

The Spin | How Sandhill Ashes cricket match helped to rebuild a community ravaged by bushfire

A record-breaking heatwave in Australia is a potent reminder of how cricket responded to previous wildfires

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🐦 Did you take part in the @rspb.bsky.social Big Garden Birdwatch? Andy Wilson did at Whalley Range CC, winner of The Cricketer's Greenest Cricket Ground competition in 2021. He spotted 16 species, including 15 goldfinches! 🏏 What birds have you spotted at your local club?

🌟 2025 highlight #2... Back in March our Chair, Tanya Aldred sat down with England batter and EcoAthletes champion, Maia Bouchier. 🏏 Maia is one of the most high profile cricketers standing up for climate action and it was fab to hear her thoughts 👇

Maia Bouchier on Cricket, Climate & Sustainability — The Next Test - Cricket, Climate & Sustainability

Maia Bouchier, England star and EcoAthletes Champion, is one the most powerful voices in cricket speaking out on climate change and calling for climate action and sustainability within the sport, and…

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🌟 Highlights from 2025 #1... Our Co-Founder, Xeena Cooper scooping a Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation Cricket Collective Award for Tackling Climate Change! 🏏 Xeena "has been an indefatigable campaigner for climate action and sustainability within the cricket world" 🌱

🏏🌍 We're back! Happy New Year, cricket lovers. In 2026 we're going to be exploring our purpose and working on a Theory of Change. What do you think we should be focusing on this year?

🙏 Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of our friends in Australia who have been affected by the terrible wildfires. Blog, from Tanya Aldred 👉 www.thenexttest.org/blog/bushfires-down-under-pose-threat-to-life-cricket-amp-community

Bushfires Down Under pose threat to life, cricket & community — The Next Test - Cricket, Climate & Sustainability

Awful news from our cricketing cousins in Australia, where wild fires are once again burning across the country.

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🎄 We're taking a break. Have a restful Christmas and we'll see you in the New Year for more cricket, climate and sustainability 🏏🌍🙏

🏏🌍 Cricketers put their money where their mouth is on climate. Tanya Aldred on the new Sport One, Carbon Zero climate movement from High Impact Athletes: 👉 www.thenexttest.org/blog/cricketers-put-their-money-where-their-mouth-is-on-climate

Cricketers put their money where their mouth is on climate — The Next Test - Cricket, Climate & Sustainability

Where governing bodies fail, individuals step up. Three cheers then for the 100 plus athletes who have joined Sport One, Carbon Zero ,  a new climate fund from the organisation High Impact…

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📢📢 New blog - Desert Vipers: Pioneers for Sustainability in Cricket 🏏🌍 Ahead of their Sustainability Match on Sunday, we sat down with Sustainability Lead, Ben Hardy-Jones to chat all things green 🐍💚 Find it here 👉 www.thenexttest.org/blog/desert-vipers-pioneers-for-sustainability-in-cricket

Desert Vipers: Pioneers for Sustainability in Cricket — The Next Test - Cricket, Climate & Sustainability

Desert Vipers are a rather unusual cricket team. How many other cricket clubs can you name that have placed sustainability, climate and nature at the very heart of their identity?

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📢 Check out our Comms Lead, Chris Britt-Searle on The Last Wicket pod, chatting all things cricket, climate and sustainability 🏏🌍💚👇 youtu.be/w4_2WIA1c4c?...

The Last Wicket E115: Climate change & Cricket with Chris-Britt Searle

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🏏🌍 Earlier this year, The Next Test's Tanya Aldred sat down for a chat with England star and @ecoathletesteam.bsky.social Champion, Maia Bouchier ✨ Maia has been an inspiring voice for climate action and sustainability in the cricket world. Read more here: www.thenexttest.org/blog/maia-bo...

Maia Bouchier on Cricket, Climate & Sustainability — The Next Test - Cricket, Climate & Sustainability

Maia Bouchier, England star and EcoAthletes Champion, is one the most powerful voices in cricket speaking out on climate change and calling for climate action and sustainability within the sport, and...

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