One club that has already adopted an action plan as a result of extreme weather impact is Whalley Range Cricket Club in Manchester.

Their outfield has been flooding annually and multiple games have been rained off this season.

Solar panels have been installed on the pavilion roof and native trees were planted beyond the boundary rope to better soak up excess water, with the grass and wildflowers left to grow and re-wild with reduced mowing and trimming.

Mike Hill, who is chairman and groundsman at the club, says he wants to find a way to “keep the cricket club going as a place to play sport for the next 20 or 30 years”.

He added: “Not being able to find a ball is not the end of the world, but climate change could be.”

Sports minister Stuart Andrew said: “The UK was the world’s first major economy to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 100% of 1990 levels by 2050.

“All organisations, including across the sport sector, must play a part to reduce their impact on the environment and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

“This commitment from Sport England will help to maintain access to facilities, so that as many people as possible are able to keep fit and healthy as we strive to achieve our ambition to get 3.5 million more people active by 2030.”

The Lawn Tennis Association said it welcomed the announcement from Sport England, with “changes to the climate and environment already impacting tennis at all levels”.

“Whether it be the impact of extreme heat on our major events, or rising sea levels and increasingly severe rainfall threatening tennis courts across the country with regular flooding, changes to the climate and environment are already impacting tennis at all levels,” it added.