{"id":681172,"date":"2026-05-19T16:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/681172\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:55:09","slug":"howzat-launch-new-childrens-cricket-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/681172\/","title":{"rendered":"Howzat launch new children’s cricket magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howzat! is an subscription magazine that has been building its fanbase since 2024. Containing a blend of fun and educational content for children, it is the only dedicated children\u2019s cricket magazine available globally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the \u2018Chance to Shine\u2019 charity, participation in cricket is on the rise, with more than half a million British children connecting with the game over the past 12-months via in-school and community programmes.\u00a0 Girls aged 7+ represented more than half of total participants.<\/p>\n

The special edition feature issue lands in stores May 20, spotlighting the growth of the women\u2019s game as well as a bonus pull-out wall chart to track competition results. It will also include the latest and greatest from across the world of cricket, including exclusive interviews with Cricket stars Sam Billings and Grace Scrivens, as well as British businesswoman, entrepreneur and cricket lover, Sara Davies. <\/p>\n

Copies will be available at selected grocers, bookstores, and newsagents nationwide and via the brand site at howzatcricketmag.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s cricket is one of the fastest-growing areas in global sport, with Lord\u2019s citing that \u201cthe UK market alone [is] projected to be worth \u00a31 billion by 2030\u201d. Statistics from the English Cricket Board (ECB) note a +13% increase in girls teams competing in 2025 YoY, with more than 600 new teams registered.<\/p>\n

\u201cCricket is a game for everyone\u201d says Howzat Global Ambassador and former England World Cup Winner, Liam Plunkett, \u201cat Howzat! we always do our best to ensure that our content reflects this. Role models in sport are very important, and the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the women\u2019s game in particular for this special issue is something we\u2019re so excited to be able to do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Howzat! is an subscription magazine that has been building its fanbase since 2024. Containing a blend of fun…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681173,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-681172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}