Klubb Cricket club rebate scheme

For Klubb Cricket, a desire to help out small clubs struggling for money has helped inspire their unique selling point, the club rebate scheme

How to stand out in the crowded world of cricket gear providers, that is the question for many small brands. For Klubb Cricket, a desire to help out small clubs struggling for money has helped inspire their unique selling point, the club rebate scheme.

Hailing from Leicestershire, the company are run by cricketers who have seen first-hand the struggles that clubs go through, from financial limitations to a lack of help schemes and below-par facilities. The club rebate scheme attempts to help out in this regard. Clubs can sign up to it and receive ten per cent back on every purchase they make. When clubs sign up, they receive a code which allows them to see how much rebate they have accrued. At the end of the year, Klubb Cricket pay the accumulated lump sum to the club.

Sam Rollins, Klubb Cricket owner, spoke to The Cricketer about how the scheme came about.

“Someone used to do it for our clothing at the club I used to play for. All the lads buy their kit every year and that’s a lot of money. We were a small club so we always struggled for funding, a lot of clubs have the same problem because a club is a hobby, not a business. 

“I thought it was a nice way to give something back to help clubs of all sizes. Any extra cash for a club is useful so that’s the main thing behind the rebate scheme really.

“I’m from a family of cricketers, my brother’s captain, my dad still plays, we’ve always played since I was six and I think it’s a big part of our family life. For our club, we still require money from local charities, other schemes that are available. There’s a lot of work so something pretty simple like a rebate scheme we thought was a hassle-free return. It was definitely influenced by myself playing cricket.

“There’s a lot of small brands out there doing it, because we don’t go in retail either we come in pretty cheap on price for the quality we offer, and then we’re able to give money back too, we’re able to give that rebate."

Klubb Cricket’s bats, made by one of the best bat makers in the country, are the pride of place. Made in England, and hand-crafted individually, the attention to detail and care is clear to see. On the bats Rollins said, “It’s nice to keep that made in England alive, a lot of people don’t make them in England anymore because of the cost. All our bats come fully knocked in too so they’re ready to go.”

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