percentage of sports played in schools uk
To that end, more than 500,000 Aussie children take part in Cricket Australia's Milo development programmes each year and the game is played in most schools. According to Sport England, only 14% of children in state secondary schools play cricket in any form in England-half as many as take part in rounders.port England statistics reveal that only 0.9% of England's over 16s, roughly 380,000 people out of 39m, played cricket at least once a month in 2005-2006, making it less popular than bowls and yoga.