Domestic Abuse in Sport - Safeguarding Matters

Nicola and Ruth chat with Rosalind Porter, Director of Women and Girls Cricket at Oxford Cricket Club, and her two daughters, Jenny and Eloise.

The podcast looks at domestic abuse and coercive control. If you've been affected by any of the issues we discuss, please remember that help and support is there if you need it.

Rosalind, Jenny and Eloise's lives have been shaped by their involvement in cricket.

Rosalind's ex-husband was passionate about cricket, and the whole family immersed themselves in it. Cricket offered them a chance to do things as a family that they would not normally be able to do due to the domestic abuse and coercive control they experienced.

Cricket also provided a safe space for Rosalind, who found friendship with someone who was later able to give some support. 

This is an exploration of how sport clubs and organisations can support people who are experiencing domestic abuse and coercive control - whether they're children or adults.