{"id":20285,"date":"2024-10-31T21:45:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T21:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/?p=20285"},"modified":"2024-10-31T21:45:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T21:45:24","slug":"cricket-ace-programme-announces-trial-days-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/cricket-ace-programme-announces-trial-days-for-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket: ACE programme announces trial days for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Featured image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Lancashire_county_cricket_club_entrance.jpg\">Parrot of Doom, Wikipedia Commons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lancashire Cricket is gearing up to host its <a href=\"https:\/\/aceprogramme.com\/ace-academy\/\">ACE Academy<\/a> trials on 24th November, which aims to give more opportunities to aspiring Black cricketers within Manchester and Lancashire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trials are scheduled to take place at the Emirates Old Trafford Indoor Centre, and are open to anyone of Caribbean and African heritage aged 9 to 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The African-Caribbean Engagement programme is an independent charity that aims to support underrepresented talent throughout cricket, from the grassroots to the elite level.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ace.programme\/?hl=en-gb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/10\/IMG_3207-1024x1005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/10\/IMG_3207-1024x1005.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/10\/IMG_3207-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/10\/IMG_3207-768x754.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/10\/IMG_3207.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ACE Programme advertisement | Credit: ACE Academy Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The charity also aims to improve African Caribbean engagement at a grassroots level. 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