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<p>Sport and physical activity are incredibly important for our physical and mental
health, and are a vital weapon against coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>Government has provided
unprecedented support to businesses through tax reliefs, cash grants and employee
wage support, which many sport clubs have benefited from. Sport England has also provided
£270 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through
this pandemic. This includes £6,599,437 investment in cricket to 1,362 projects.</p><p>
</p><p>On 26 January Sport England also published their strategy ‘Uniting the Movement’
and as part of this have committed an extra £50million to help grassroots sports clubs
and organisations affected by the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore,
in the last 10 years (since 2011), Sport England has invested more than £85 million
of National Lottery and Exchequer funding in community sports organisations and facilities
for participation in cricket. For the period 2017/22 Sport England has invested £11,202,500
in the England and Wales Cricket Board.</p><p> </p>
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