Cricketing ace Georgie Boyce used to dream of mining the knowledge of the game's greats - now she's living with one.

The 19-year-old earned a contract in the Kia t20 Super League this summer for the second year running, making the switch to Lancashire Lightning.

It was quite a shift for Boyce, a university student, having only represented home county Nottinghamshire since first gaining representative honours at the age of 13.

She was sent into digs with Amy Satterthwaite - newly-appointed captain of New Zealand Women and the only batter to have ever scored four straight ODI hundreds.

Having access to this endless font of cricketing knowledge convinced Boyce she can push for higher honours with her country.

"Moving away from home and joining a new team was a real eye-opener," said Boyce, speaking a white-water rafting day run by Caesar's in aid of SportsAid.

"It was a bit of an extra motivation of me to show off in my second Super League season and show people what I'm about.

"Living with Amy was amazing. We tried not to speak about cricket every night and normally failed!

"To be able to tap into that kind of knowledge is amazing. Having access to advice from the likes of her and Alex Blackwell was brilliant."

Boyce's aim will be to capitalise on her place in the England Women's Senior Academy - one rung below the senior team - where she is vice-captain.

Her cause is also being helped by funding from Caesars Entertainment, who are teaming up with charity SportsAid to support Britain’s most promising athletes.

SportsAid, whose alumni include Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Sir Mo Farah, provide promising youngsters with funding and recognition early on in their careers.  

Among their backers are Caesars, whose employees took SportsAid athletes under their wing for a rip-roaring day of rafting on September 27 at Lee Valley.

Olympic champion Etienne Stott was on hand to provide guidance for teams tasked with building and racing rafts, with Boyce in a team alongside Alea Nottingham.

Boyce outlined how essential the funding has been to help her negotiate the potential pitfalls of a cricketing career.

“This is the first year I've worked with Caesar's but after meeting them at Lee Valley, it feels like I've known them for a lot longer," she said.

"They really take pride in you being their local athlete and having their support has been great.

"Cricket has a huge amount of kit that isn't cheap, so the grant I get from SportsAid and Caesar's help me manage that cost. It's really helpful."

Caesars Entertainment EMEA is helping young athletes at SportsAid by giving them recognition and financial support during the critical formative years of their careers. For more information, please visit www.caesars.co.uk