My Club Betting have secured the services of one of the biggest names in cricket, Michael Vaughan OBE.
The company focuses on driving badly-needed funds and providing sports kit to grassroots sports clubs, including cricket.
My Club Betting recently launched an enhanced sportsbook that allows cricket clubs and teams of any size to have their own customised betting site. The team’s members bet through the individual team’s service and 20% of 
the bookmaker’s net revenues return to the respective team or club.
The team also received free kit and equipment, dependent on the number of registered bettors.
The firm’s Managing Director, Neil Riches, said: “We are proud and delighted that Michael Vaughan OBE, one of the greatest cricket captains England has ever produced, is joining the My Club Betting ambassadorial team. Having such a legendary figure from the world of cricket working with us will only benefit our existing and prospective cricket teams.
“We will be working alongside Michael in cricket-related events around the country to help raise awareness of our contribution towards grassroots sport.”
Vaughan, who led England to their first Ashes win in two decades as captain in 2005, said: “I am pleased to be joining a company that focusses on giving back to clubs at a grassroots level.
“Sport lacks funding in the UK and I hope that my appearances at the events organised by My Club Betting can allow more people to become aware of the organisation and how it can benefit their club or team.
“The model that My Club Betting provides is one that allows players to earn funds and equipment for their team, whilst having a bet – and that is something that no other bookmaker provides.”
My Club Betting is also the largest supplier of bespoke betting sites into grassroots football, with the potential of 100,000 amateur football clubs across the UK taking the service.
The company is positioning itself to be one of the largest providers of grassroots funding in the UK.
About My Club Betting.com Limited
MYCLUBBETTING.COM (MCB) provides a free betting service to any club, from elite to grassroots level. In minutes, it can supply any sports club with its own betting service featuring its own club logo, colours, and social media links on a desktop, tablet, or mobile phone.
The service enables clubs to retrieve a percentage of bookmaking revenues, which also aids grassroots funding. Partners supply the betting events, prices and bookmaking services. Supporters open accounts and place bets with them, whilst MCB manages the club relationship.
As well as grassroots clubs, MCB has also contracted with six Super League clubs. These are include Leeds Rhinos (also ground-sharing with Leeds Carnegie and included in the contract), Wakefield Wildcats and Huddersfield Giants (also shirt sponsors), Salford Red Devils, Castleford Tigers and Hull Kingston Rovers. Others clubs under the MCB umbrella include Club Doncaster – which incorporates Doncaster Rovers and Doncaster Knights. MCB is also a stand sponsor at the Keepmoat Stadium.
MCB were the Official Broadcast Partner to Premier Sports TV’s coverage of the 2015 Copa America and also the Official Bookmaking Partner to the 2013 Rugby World Cup.
About Michael Vaughan OBE
Michael Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. Born in Eccles, Greater Manchester, on 29 October, 1974, Vaughan was an elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner.
Known for his shrewd captaincy and man-management skills, Vaughan captained England in 51 Tests between 2003 and 2008, winning 26 (a national record), and won all seven home Tests in the summer of 2004.
An opening batsman, he was ranked one of the best in the world following the 2002/03 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries and led England to their first Ashes series win in 18 years when beating Australia 2-1 in 2005.
Vaughan began his professional career at the age of 17 and captained the England Under-19 team on the tour of Sri Lanka in 1993/94 and at home against India in 1994. Having made his Test debut against South Africa in November 1999, he became captain on 28 July, 2003, and went on to lead England with great distinction for five years.
An on-going knee injury and loss of form prompted his retirement on June 30, 2009.
Vaughan has written three books related to his cricket career: A Year in the Sun: The Captain’s Story; Calling The Shots, and Time To Declare.
He is now a popular commentator for BBC5Live and columnist for the Daily Telegraph.
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