The cricket club vending machine that collects your match fees

Match fees, tea money and junior subs on a touchscreen in the pavilion. Drinks, snacks and kit sold on nets nights when the bar is shut. No biscuit tin.

  • Match fees per player
  • Contactless
  • Fully managed
Cricket vending machine: The Vending Club touchscreen kiosk

The problem at cricket clubs

01

Cash every Saturday

The treasurer chases match fees in cash, then chases the captains who forgot to collect them.

02

Tea money in a tin

Tea money lives in a biscuit tin. Nobody knows what went in or what came out.

03

Nets night, bar shut

Winter nets and junior sessions run with the bar closed and nothing to drink.

04

Parents with no way to pay

Juniors' parents want a drink and to pay subs. They get a bank transfer request a week later.

05

Sun cream at the boundary

Six hours in the field and the only shop is in the village.

06

Grips and tape gone

A bat grip goes mid-innings and nobody carries a spare.

What we stock

A cricket planogram with a junior-friendly range, agreed with you and tuned from sales data. No high-caffeine energy drinks in any planogram; the machines ship 2027-ready for the under-16 ban.

Every cricket planogram is agreed with the club before install, then tuned from sales data. The club side of the machine (fees, check in, sign ups) sits on the same screen as the stock.

  • Still waterFuel
  • Sports drinksFuel
  • Crisps and snacksJunior range
  • Sun creamOutdoor
  • Bat gripsKit
  • Bat tapeKit
  • Batting innersKit
  • Box, sealedKit
  • Club capsMerch
  • Match feeClub
  • Tea moneyClub
  • Junior sessionClub

Screens built for cricket

The journeys we switch on for this sport. Screens are configured per club at install.

Today's match screen on the cricket vending kiosk
01Today's match

Pick your team, tap your name, pay match fee and tea together.

Junior session fee screen on the cricket vending kiosk
02Junior session fee

Parents pay the session on arrival. Coaches never touch cash.

Nets visitor fee screen on the cricket vending kiosk
03Nets visitor fee

Guest checkout in seconds for anyone hiring a net.

Tap to pay screen on the cricket vending kiosk
04Tap to pay

Contactless, Apple Pay, Google Pay or a member account.

Shown on placeholder golf screens. Cricket versions (match fees by team sheet) to be commissioned.

Why it works here

More fixtures means more Saturdays of chasing cash. The pavilion is locked most of the week; the kiosk is not.

213k

fixtures played in 2025, up 18% since 2022.

ECB, 2026
2x

women's teams more than doubled between 2022 and 2025.

ECB, 2026
The kiosk is the front desk when nobody is on it
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Three ways to have one

How it works in full →
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Fully managed

We own, stock and service the machine. The club earns commission on every sale and never touches a delivery or a fault.

Upfront cost
None
Who stocks it
TVC
Club earns
Commission
Fixed cost

Lease

A fixed monthly cost. You run the stock with our planogram, telemetry and supplier pricing. Service and software included.

Upfront cost
None
Who stocks it
The club
Club earns
All margin
Own it

Purchase

Buy the machine outright. Software, telemetry and support on subscription. Suits clubs with capital grants to spend.

Upfront cost
Price on proposal
Who stocks it
The club
Club earns
All margin

Cricket club questions

Can players pay match fees on it?

Yes. Pick your team, tap your name, pay match fee and tea in one contactless tap or from a member account. The treasurer sees it reconciled the same day.

Does it read our Play-Cricket team sheets?

The Play-Cricket integration is in development via the ECB approved developer route. Until it is live we describe it honestly as in development. Team sheets can be entered manually meanwhile.

Is it safe in an empty pavilion?

The cabinet is steel, locked and monitored by remote telemetry. Faults and door events alert us. Place it inside the pavilion or a secure lobby; it is not weatherproof unless confirmed.

What happens in winter?

Nets nights and indoor sessions keep it trading. If your ground also hosts hockey or football, each section can have its own permanent machine, stocked for its sport, on the same account.

Can we split income between the club and the bar?

Statements show every sale by category, so the committee can allocate club income and bar income however it likes.

Can it sell energy drinks?

No. From April 2027 high-caffeine drinks cannot be sold to under-16s in England, and the consultation calls for a complete vending ban. No TVC planogram includes them.

We are a CASC. Does that matter?

It can. Trading income limits apply to CASCs. A managed machine where TVC trades and pays the club commission may be treated differently from the club selling stock itself. Ask your accountant; we have a guide in review.

See it in your pavilion

A free site survey checks power, footfall, placement and signal. You get a cricket stock plan and screens, no obligation.

Book a free site survey → Free, half a day on site, no obligation. Or email hello@thevendingclub.co.uk