Cricket is the second most-played game on the planet. Some 300 million take part at some level worldwide; in England, it is estimated that 300,000 play least one game a month.

Like all sports, cricket has had to face up to issues of sustainability in recent years.

At the first-class level, county clubs and the great stadia which host international cricket have long since found various ways to make their activities more environmentally friendly.

For the clubs and players further down the cricket pyramid, however, the conversation about sustainability is only just beginning.

Sustainablecricket.com aims to open up the topic for discussion. It will highlight examples of good practice from different clubs, provide self-help guides for clubs to use, highlight interesting research in the area, and provide a shop window for suppliers who make sustainable cricket goods.

Playing cricket involves a lot of kit – the kit we wear, the kit we use: findings ways to source it sustainably and to recycle, upcycle or dispose of it in environmentally friendly ways presents a series of probles with which we can all engage.

I hope you will find the site interesting and feel inspired to make the game we all love as sustainable and environmentally-friendly as possible.