Cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) aims to deliver, in partnership with local organizations, key elements of its national strategy 'Building Partnerships'.

This strategy intends

"...for England to become the most successful and respected cricket nation in the world."

The programme will broaden the appeal of cricket to a greater number of people (regardless of ethnic backgound, social status, ability or gender), provide increased access to high-quality coaching and competition, bring more people into Cricket club memberships and widen opportunities for potentially talented young players in Berkshire.

Berkshire Cricket Development

We've tried to give a quick and accessible overview here to help you understand what Berkshire Cricket is doing to develop the game in the county.

There are 2 basic aims: -

1) Increase Participation.

2) Improve the ability of those playing.

Click here to view a summary of the targets (requires Powerpoint)

How are we seeking to achieve these aims...

Schools

Primary Schools Cricket Roadshow

Curricular and extra curricular coaching in approx 40 primary schools per year
Curricular and Extra curricular coaching in approx 5 secondary schools per year, focusing on girls cricket
Schools are selected by Focus Clubs and aim to establish school-club partnerships

Kwik Cricket Festivals

As part of the national year 6 Kwik Cricket competition, Berkshire runs festivals at around focus clubs in May / June
The winners of each festival will go to the county final
The winner of the county final will progress to the regional finals and the winner of this to the National finals, played on the test match ground at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
For 2007 the festivals will also be part of the Berkshire Festival of Sport

Focus Clubs

Berkshire Cricket has 29 Focus Clubs
5-10 clubs are selected each year for more dedicated support to help them achieve Clubmark and an endorsed development plan

District Cricket

Berkshire runs a district cricket programme for U12/13's and U14/15's.
Each squad gets a comprehensive winter and summer coaching programme
Squads from West Berks, East Berks, Reading and Wokingham/Bracknell compete annually for the Alan Sears Trophy
Reading are the current holders at both U13 and U15 age groups
Players must be nominated by their club or school for trials in October / November

County Cricket

Berkshire runs county age group squads for:

Boys U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17 and Girls U13, U15, U17
Each squad gets a comprehensive winter and summer training programme and compete against other counties in the summer.

Academy

Berkshire selects its most talented 5-10 young cricketers per year and puts them on an academy training programme
The programme includes opportunities to be seen by the surrounding 1^st class counties (Surrey, Hants, Middlesex) providing a route into professional cricket
The programme includes being assigned a coaching mentor who provides support through the winter and summer

Coach Education

Berkshire runs a comprehensive coach education programme to train new coaches and develop existing coaches
To view the current programme Click Here.

For more information please contact:

Mark Roche

(Cricket Development Manager)

Tel: 0118 3766125

Mobile: 07810 898798

Email: mark.roche@ecb.co.uk

Berkshire Cricket Board website Click Here

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