Our ‘Cogs of Calypso’ part 1 – The Rotary Club of Signal Hill

There’s a group of friendly and familiar faces that without fail are always their bright and breezy and ready to go every Calypso Cricket morning. They come laden with smiles and friendly cheer and they give of their time to assist us with handing out shirts, packing goodie bags and making hundreds of hotdogs. They …

Wickets, Waves and Wicked Talent!

Cricket season is upon us, and in true Sporting Chance style hundreds of children took part in the 27th annual Sporting Chance Calypso Cricket Festival, at the home of Calypso Cricket, Sunrise Beach, Muizenberg on Thursday 7th December 2017. We couldn’t have asked for better weather and with a full house of participants it made …

Exhilarating cricket showcase for future players

The Sporting Chance Foundation and the Claremont Foxes entered a team in the sought after SACS u12 Cricket Festival this past weekend. The team was a good mix of aspiring youngsters with players being selected from the Claremont Cricket Club youth section and from Sporting Chance’s weekly Street Cricket leagues. The FLAIR was in abundance …

A PARTNERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED AND CELEBRATED.

With the Calypso Cricket Festival now under two weeks away, the Sporting Chance team feels it’s the perfect time to reflect on the 23 year long journey of the initiative and also to acknowledge and appreciate each and every one of the stakeholders involved in this year’s edition. Taquanta Investments are on board for a second …

MAURITS VAN NIEROP: CARRYING OUT A LEGACY WHILE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

Our work requires us to be dependent on various stakeholders to assist in awakening and moulding our vision. The Calypso Cricket Festival came from very humble beginnings, and since its conceptualization 23 years ago, the programme continues to grow on an annual base and sees thousands of children from underprivileged communities descend on the popular …

NEWCOMERS CELEBRATE CALYPSO CRICKET WITH MINISTER DAN PLATO

Children from Nyanga, Gugulethu, Mitchell’s Plain, Grassy Park, Steenberg and Lavender Hill were given the royal treatment when they took their turn at Calypso Cricket, receiving a visit from Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Dan Plato as they were going about the business of Calypso on Muizenberg’s Sunrise Beach. Always one to support Sporting …