Press Coverage

PASIC has received a range of press coverage for projects related to sustainability-driven innovation in cricket equipment and clothing.

“Cricket bat made from bamboo is ‘a batsman’s dream’” (May 2021)
“Bamboo bats could beat traditional willow at affordable cricket” (May 2021)
“Study suggests bamboo cricket bats could outperform wood” (May 2021)
“Bamboo bats could revolutionise cricket study” (May 2021)
“How we showed bamboo cricket bats could usher in a new, more sustainable epoch for the sport” (May 2021)
“Circular Cricket Gear” (2022)
“From gloves to bats, cricket gear buyers are stumped by a lack of clarity” (Jan 2022)
“UCA leads the way in sustainable cricket innovation” (March 2022)
“Bamboo Cricket Bats” (March 2022)
“Cricket: white paper on sustainability, circularity and social equity in cricket published” (2023)
“Cricket: White paper on sustainability, circularity and social equity in cricket” (Oct 2023)
“Locals benefit from regional cricket reuse project”. (May 2024)
Sustainable Cricket Gear ( Aug 2024)
“Batting a path to sustainable cricket innovation-new research to help tackle kit waste” ( Aug 2024)
“Cricket Gear Reuse Project up and Running in Surrey” (April 2024)
“Circular Cricket: Prototyping and socially engaged manufacturing of cricket pads, using circular design, biomaterials, recycled materials and component reuse” (2024)
Greener Futures, No.10, The Kit Crisis, Wisden Cricket Monthly, June 2025
Decathlon: Give Your Old Cricket Gear a New Innings June 2025
Decathlon Partners With UK’s UCA to Pioneer World-First Circular Cricket Gear, Media Infoline – July 2025
Decathlon India and UK’s UCA Team Up for World-First Circular Cricket Gear, This Week India – July 2025
Decathlon and UK’s UCA Pioneer World-First Circular Cricket Gear, Zoom Bangala.com – July 2025
Sussex Green Living/Sussex World/Sussex Express, Batting for change: Repair & reuse take root in local cricket, July 2025
Edie, Silverstone’s HVO roll-out and Lisbon’s city-wide reusable cup system: The sustainability success stories of the week, July 2025
News By Wire: Spencer Cricket Club starts cricket gear and clothin reuse hub for the season – and beyond, July 2025
PRLog: Spencer Cricket Club starts cricket gear and clothing reuse hub for the season – and beyond, July 2025
Business Mondays: Spencer Cricket Club Starts Cricket Gear And Clothing Reuse Hub For The Season – And Beyond, July 2025
Internet Business Press: Spencer Cricket Club starts cricket gear and clothing reuse hub for the season – and beyond, July 2025
UCA Farnham Steps up to the Crease for Sustainable Cricket Gear, Alton Herald – August 2025
Decathlon and UK University launch circular cricket gear initiative in India, Hans India – August 2025

PASIC is delivered through a strategic partnership between The Centre for Sustainable Design © at University for Creative Arts and the Centre for Natural Material Innovation at University of Cambridge