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CHESHIRE Youth Cricket
celebrated a spectacular
double success in August as
the Under 13 Boys and Un-
der 13 Girls won their re-
spective end-of-season
County Festivals.
The Under 13 Boys (right)
beat first class opponents in
Kent, Yorkshire and Glouces-
tershire, as well as defending
champions Leinster, on route
to lifting the coveted Taunton
Trophy, while Rick Halkon’s
Girls team (pictured below)
won an incredible seven
straight matches to be
crowned Malvern champions.
Cheshire’s last success in
Taunton came back in 2004,
but the nine-year drought was
ended in triumphant fashion
as the crop of 2013 won all
five matches in Somerset,
scoring more than 1,000 runs
in the process.
The final day victory over
Leinster ensured Cheshire
won the Festival by a single
point, to cap a remarkable
season in which they won 12
of their 14 completed
matches.
The Girls’ victory was a
fantastic team effort, as
Cheshire were without star
all-rounder Ellie Mason, who
was busy scoring a stunning
unbeaten 165 for the Under
15 team against Cumbria.
“I don’t think I have ever
enjoyed coaching as much as
I did over those three fantas-
tic days in Malvern,” said
Rick. “The team spirit was
outstanding and the most
pleasing aspect for me was
that all the girls contributed
in at least one of the games.”
CHESHIRE TRIUMPH ON TOUR
IN TAUNTON AND MALVERN INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Festival Success: Full round-up of all the season-ending county festivals, including dramatic wins for
the U13 Boys and Girls.
Welfare Champion: County Welfare Officer Andy Margeson wins top
NSPCC Award
District Kings: A special report on District Finals Day, including T20 action
from Neston CC
Autumn Action: Chesh-ire’s Player Pathway rolls on with a series of fun
courses for children
Disability Training: CCB staff members show their commitment to inclusion in cricket with new ECB
training course
REGULAR FEATURES:
Coach’s Corner: Coach Education Manager Graeme Rickman reveals more about the new ECB
Coaching Pathway
Gifted and Talented: Performance Manager Gavin Colebourn reflects on a fantastic summer for our top performing players
and looks forward to 2014
Fit for Cricket: CCB Strength and Conditioning consultant Angela Jackson blogs about the impor-tance of a sound running
technique for athletes
Club Cheshire: Club Development Manager Mike Woollard rounds up the latest news, including details of a welcome grant
for Woodford CC
Beyond the Boundary: Marketing manager Gareth Moorhouse blogs on the thrills and spills of touring
with teenagers!
Volume 7, September 2013
Full Festival round up
and pictures: Page 2
The new e-newsletter from Cheshire Cricket Board Limited ...
www.cheshirecricketboard.co.uk
bined Twenty20 and 10-over format. The Under 15 Girls also travelled to Malvern, where 13-year-old Ellie Ma-son produced the performance of week, hitting 165 not out in a 166-run victory over Cumbria. Cheshire lost their remaining fixtures against Holland and Surrey, but the girls gave a good account of themselves in all matches. The Boys Under 11s (pictured left) found themselves in a tough group at Taunton, featuring the likes of Middle-sex, Yorkshire and Wales, and went into the final round of fixtures against Berkshire without a win. The boys showed their mettle, and chased down the 153 required for victory thanks chiefly to Toby Brown (46) and Aaron Soni (43). Earlier in the week, Ashray Bhamidipati underlined his potential with the bat, hitting an unbeaten 89 in a six-wicket loss to Middlesex. A 13-run loss to Northamptonshire ended the Boys Under 12s hopes of retaining the Shrewsbury Festival tro-phy, but Dave Atkinson’s side did man-age to win their other three matches. Wickets and runs were shared be-tween the squad, with the stand-out performance from off-spinner Harry Newton, who took nine wickets for just 33 runs in the week. The Under 13 Boys (pictured with their parents, top right) became the first Cheshire side to win in Taunton for nine years, racking up more than 1000 runs over a memorable five days. Four batters hit half centuries (with Oli Pooler and Sam Perry scoring two each) and all the bowlers excelled on batsmen-friendly tracks, Alex New-man’s hostile spell of 4-14 against
Cornwall proving another real high-light. The Under 14 Boys took an injury-hit squad to Scarborough and per-formed with distinction to beat host team Yorkshire and Durham, with El-liot Young scoring 211 runs in the week to take his season tally to 579. Mark Greaves’ Under 15 Boys (below) toured Oxford, winning four of their five matches to finish an other-
wise disappointing season on a high. There were some spectacular individ-ual performances including an un-beaten 118 from Chris Drummond against Oxfordshire, with Steve Rim-mer (70 v Cumbria), Josh Dooler (68 v Norfolk) and George Newton (51 v Cumbria) also hitting half centuries. Newton also claimed 5-15 with the ball against Gloucestershire, while Harry Podmore took 5-27 against the hosts. The Under 16 Boys toured Jersey, winning three of their five matches. Alex Banks proved the star with the bat, striking 99 against Berkshire and 59 against Jersey, while James Drummond (71 v Hampshire) and George Harding (68 v Bucks) capped off a fine week for the Cheshire batters.
CHESHIRE’S representative age group sides produced a scintillating end to the summer at a series of prestigious County Cricket Festivals across the British Isles. From Scarborough to Jersey and sev-eral cricket hot-beds in between, Cheshire’s youngsters rounded off the season in style, toppling a host of first class counties on their way to winning some much deserved silverware. The Under 13 Girls and Under 13 Boys were crowned champions of Mal-vern and Taunton respectively, but all age groups performed with distinction as Cheshire won 26 of the 39 matches played at Festivals this summer. “To win so many matches against top opposition represents an excellent con-clusion to the season for our junior sides,” said Performance Manager
Gavin Colebourn. “It’s a real challenge for youngsters to go away from home for a week and play back-to-back matches on wickets and grounds that are foreign to them. “We are justifiably proud of the achievements of all the boys and girls and hope they join us to celebrate their success at the CYC dinner.” The Under 13 Girls (pictured below) produced a remarkable performance in Malvern, winning seven straight matches against Northants, Notting-hamshire and Berkshire in the com-
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Festival silverware caps spectacular summer
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THERE was another afternoon of high drama on District Finals Day when the leading club cricketers from around the county came to-gether for the climax of this year’s Festival. Following a successful round robin format during the Whit holidays, the stage was set for the finalists to don their coloured kits once more and compete for the coveted crown of District Champions. And this year’s competition certainly did not disappoint, with the Under 13 final decided on the very last ball and the Under 15s decider also going down to the wire at sun-soaked Timperley. In the Under 15s competition, the group winners from the North took on their counterparts from the West, while the East and South shared a ter-rific third and fourth play-off on the neighbouring pitch. Having won the toss, West captain Luke Filer opted to bat first in an ef-fort to put some scoreboard pressure
on the team who beat them convinc-ingly in the group stages in May. West lost James O’Neill and Tom Forest cheaply before Joe Clarke joined his skipper at the crease and set about composing a competitive total. The pair batted sensibly against a disciplined North attack, before Clarke became the first of three victims for swing bowler Ollie Gallagher and de-parted for a well made 29. And when Filer was run out just five runs short of a deserved half century, Graeme Rickman’s West team needed to rebuild once more.
North and East celebrate at District Festival
But it was Gallagher who again im-posed himself on proceedings, remov-ing first Dan Owen and then Tom Thorne in quick succession to put the North firmly in control. West needed a response and they found one in the shape of all-rounder Alex Townend, who showed some real spirit in a battling unbeaten 36. Wickets continued to fall at the other end however, and despite some brief resistance from Jack Hunter (12), the innings came to a premature close at 162 all out, with North’s Rishav Manta collecting 3-44 from his spell. The North’s reply was punctuated by several important contributions, opener Sam Cooper setting the tone with a measured 43. The West bowlers also enjoyed plenty of success, with Townend, Hunter and Callum Williams each col-lecting two wickets to keep their side in the hunt. At the midway point of the North reply, the game was still very much in the balance and play-ers and coaches on both sides were beginning to feel the tension. North needed a calm head to steer them towards their target and Runcorn’s Dan Booth duly obliged with what
turned out to be a match-winning knock of 33 not out. Booth was ably supported by Joe Hornby (11) and Ethan Foskett (19), before wicketkeeper Sam Speak joined him at the crease for the climax of a super game which the West eventually won by two wickets. In the corresponding fixture be-tween East and South, a total of 477 runs were scored in the game to deter-mine third and fourth places. Batting first, East amassed 245-7 in their 50 overs thanks chiefly to 85 from Alderley Edge all-rounder Harri-son Broughton, and 79 from in-form skipper Luke Cartwight. Haslington’s Jack Taylor bowled a disciplined spell of 1-30 from his 10 overs, and Sam Youds collected 2-45 on a day dominated by the batters. Set 246 for victory, the South’s task got a whole lot harder when they lost
DISTRICT CRICKET ROUND-UP
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Continued from Page 3 Youds, Ed Parrish and James Bloor in quick succession. A big partnership was required if the South were to make any impression on the East total, and it was the Hasling-ton pairing of Joe Goodier and Taylor who provided the perfect riposte. Captain Taylor set about his task in typically dynamic fashion, while Good-ier combining solid defence with some effective stroke play to help wrestle the momentum from the East bowlers. The pair looked comfortable at the crease until the partnership was even-tually broken by left arm seamer Tom Balderson, who had Taylor caught by Matthew Salt for a well made 29. Salt held onto another catch as Pat Draper removed Cameron Crampton for just six, and when Dan Pollitt and Harry Warr followed him back to the pavilion shortly after the East were firmly in control. Goodier needed a willing partner to continue the fightback, and it was an-other Haslington teammate, Oliver Williams, who stepped up to the plate. By now Goodier had passed 50, and with boundaries flowing freely once more and some positive running be-tween the wickets, the South looked set to pull off a famous win. Now it was the East who needed a hero, and Cartwright threw the ball to Callum Evans in an effort to turn the tide back in their favour. The switch could not have proved more profitable, as first Evans re-moved Williams for 23, and then clean bowled tail enders James Holt and
Jordan Sealey to seal a vcitory for the East by just 13 runs. Goodier, who had arguably played the innings of the match, was left stranded at the other end on 95 after a valiant ef-fort in another cracking game of cricket.
UNDER 13s An explosive in-nings of 40 not out from 19 balls from Adam Bardsley, including a four on the final ball of the match, helped East to a nail-biting victory over South in the final of the Under 13 competition. The match hosted by Weaverham saw some fine individual performances on both sides to underline the strength in depth at this particular age group, with the County Under 13 side also winning 12 of 14 matches this year. South took first knock on a good pitch for batting and reached 27 be-fore losing Sean Reeves and Matthew Kennerley-Ryan in quick succession. Their cause was helped by some way-ward bowling from the East seamers, but at 53-3 it was the fielding side who held the upper hand. Gus Warr also departed cheaply, leaving Benjamin Dixon and Henry Hine to play the South out of trouble. Both batters scored at a decent rate, with Dixon striking seven fours in an entertaining innings of 44.
Hine also found the
boundary at regu-lar intervals, and soon raised his bat aloft for an excellent half century. The pair were dismissed in suc-cessive overs, Hine for 59 from 74 balls, and three late wickets from Laurence
Bardsley ‘blitz’ seals Under 13 crown for the East
Tissington helped restrict the South to 189-9 in their allotted 40 overs. A double early strike from Oulton Park paceman Elliot Ashwell put South in command as he removed the opening pair of James Hill and David Patterson. East captain Henry Stevinson played a crucial hand at number three as he crafted 30 from 44 balls to bring his side back into the contest. Stevinson shared a 30-run stand with Alderley Edge teammate Laurence Tissington, who made 43 before Ash-well returned to grab his third victim of the afternoon. Toby Spencer-Pickup (34) continued the middle order revival, but some tidy bowling and fielding from the South meant the required rate continued to climb, leaving the East needing 24 to win from the final two overs. Seven runs came off the 39th over as the left handed Bardsley retained the strike, and with 17 needed from six balls the game looked to be beyond Chris Ashling’s side. Bardsley had other ideas however, and with 12 runs coming from the first four balls, it was anyone’s game. A scrambled two from the penultimate ball left East requiring three to win. And with all the fielders on the bound-ary edge, Bardsley drilled the ball straight down the ground, one bounce into the sightscreens to seal a dramatic win. In the third and fourth play-off, the West got a much deserved first win of the campaign as they defeated the North by 40 runs at Caldy.
CHAMPIONS: Chris Ashling and the U13 East team
Under 13 runners-up, the South
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Continued from Page 4
West won the toss and elected to bat
first, with captain Armond Rabot lay-
ing the foundations with a classy 49
from 72 balls.
Jack Coran (24), Xan Filer (20) and
Joshua Soloman-Davies (15) also made
useful contributions, as the West
moved along at a rapid rate.
Despite going round the ground, the
North bowlers chipped away with
wickets at crucial times, leg spinner Joe
Cannon taking 4-28 from his six overs.
When West lost their final wicket with
the score on 158, there were still more
than 17 overs remaining in the innings.
Set 159 for victory, North lost
opener Vikram Mitra with the score
on just four, and the task looked an
uphill one from there.
Three of the next five batters barely
managed double figures before perish-
ing, and it wasn’t until Frazer Marsden
arrived at number seven that the visit-
ing side gained any real momentum.
Marsden was to finish unbeaten on
25 from 30 balls, and a late flurry from
fellow wrist spinner Cannon gave
North some hope before the latter was
run out by Rabot for 18 with the score
on 102-8.
The tail-enders managed another 10
runs before Patrick Delaney returned
to wrap up the innings, claiming his
second victim of the afternoon. Off-
spinner Iwan Hughes claimed the best
figures of the West attack with 3-19.
PARKGATE, Neston, provided the
backdrop for an
action-packed
District Twen-
ty20 competition
which saw the
South triumph
over their Under
13 rivals.
In a repeat of
the 40-over final
played earlier this
summer, the South
turned the tables
on their East counterparts thanks
chiefly to the exploits of their captain
Sean Reeves.
After scoring an emphatic 37 not out
in a comprehensive semi-final win
over the North, Reeves followed up
with an unbeaten 45 in the champion-
ship decider as the South cruised to
victory inside 14 overs.
The victory must have tasted even
sweeter for the South (pictured top
left) given the heartbreaking loss they
suffered on District Finals Day, when
they had one hand on the trophy be-
fore Adam Bardsley ripped it away
with a belligerent 17 runs from an as-
tonishing final over.
But this time it was the South who
boasted the “big hitters,” with Reeves
setting the tone at the top of the order.
In the day’s opening fixture, the
North won the toss and elected to bat
first against the South, with James Bot-
tomley promoted to the role of
opener.
The Bowdon
all-rounder made
a positive start,
scoring 12 before
he was bowled by
the impressive Joe
Stephenson.
Things went
downhill rapidly
from there how-
ever, the next six
North batters
failing to reach
double figures.
South top of the pile in exciting T20 competition It was left to wicketkeeper Dan Os-
borne, who earlier this summer depu-
tised for the County Under 13s, to
haul his side back into match.
But when Osborne was run out by
Gus Warr for a gutsy 26, the North’s
resistance was ended. A generous help-
ing of 31 extras allowed the North to
scramble to 102 before the innings
closed. For the South Stephenson took
3-13, while Henry Hine (2-18) and
Kieran Turner (2-13) took four of the
remaining seven wickets to fall.
The South’s reply was dominated by
Reeves (37no), while Owen Jones (10),
Ben Dixon (14) and Hine (17no) all
made valuable contributions in a suc-
cessful reply of 103-5 in just 13.3
overs.
In the corresponding match between
the East and West, East limped to
111-9 in their 20 overs, with extras top
scoring with 29.
James Fleming (26no) and Tom Rus-
sell (19) showed some resistance in the
lower order, but the West bowlers
kept them on a tight leash with Sam
Monroe (4-14) and Iwan Hughes (3-
19) the chief wicket-takers.
In reply, the West opening pair of
Armond Rabot and George Metcalf
made a solid start with runs flowing
freely. The momentum soon shifted
however when both batsmen were run
out, and some economical change
bowling from James Hill and Henry
Stevinson then put the East in com
T20 FINALS DAY - NESTON CC
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Gavin salutes county starlets
IT has been another summer to celebrate for many of our young-sters, with some fantastic individ-ual performances underpinning strong showings from many of our county age group sides. Ellie Mason’s terrific 165no against Cumbria was just one of seven centu-ries scored by CYC players, with George Newton and Elliot Young both scoring two and Matt Hughes and Chris Drummond also getting in on the act. We also witnessed eight five-wicket hauls, including Sophie Gould’s in-credible spell of 5-6 for the Girls Un-der 13s against Durham. There were Festival wins for the Boys and Girls U13 sides, and both Ellie Mason and Sophie Ecclestone gained recognition with England when asked to attend a national performance camp for Under 15 girls. Another pleasing aspect for me was the standard of play in the U13 and U15 District Festivals, with many of the umpires commenting on the qual-ity out in the middle. We also hosted two excellent games at Under 18 level, underlining our commitment to those players who continue to attend our pathway beyond secondary school age. It is clear that the competition within the county is getting stronger, and with excellent numbers attending our sum-mer and forthcoming Autumn pro-gramme, I hope the current trend con-tinues. The Autumn course programmed will be primarily game-based with the emphasis on player participation and enjoyment, and we will look to de-velop the core skills of batting, bowl-ing, fielding and wicket-keeping. As many of you are aware, these courses feed into our Advanced Level programme and we will shortly be writing to parents of those children nominated to attend the next stage.
Meanwhile, nominations are being finalised for the Junior Academy and Emerging Player Programme, with county age group coaches putting for-ward some of their strongest perform-ers from the 2013 season. Each player will undergo a fitness test this winter, with targets aligned to those expected of players in the North of England set-up. Any player not achieving the level will not be accepted onto the programme.
mand.
Xan Filer (13), Jamie Wilson (16)
and George Wild (24no) had few
problems occupying the crease, but
they struggled to break the shackles
and West’s innings petered out to a
disappointing 101-5.
The defeat forced West into a third-
placed play-off with the North, as
both sides attempted to avoid collect-
ing the wooden spoon.
Batting first, the depleted North
squad hoped to finish the competition
with a flourish, but James Clarke and
the West bowlers had other ideas.
Four of the first five North batters
were sent back to pavilion without
troubling the scorers, Clarke returning
superb figures of 4-14 from 4 overs.
Sam Monroe continued his fine form,
claiming 3-5 to wrap up the innings as
North were blown away for just 57.
As expected, West made light work
of the meagre total, with Clarke (20)
dominating a successful run chase
which took less than 11 overs.
The stage was set for the final as the
South once again locked horns with
their rivals from the East.
In a reversal of the 40-over final, the
East side batted first and early in their
innings looked set to build a competi-
tive total.
David Patterson (12), Adam Cart-
wight (10) and Thomas Russell pro-
vided the backbone to an innings
which quickly fell apart once Russell
was dismissed for 22.
Edward Mellor, the opening bowler
from Mottram, was the only other
batsman to reach double figures as
East closed on 96-9.
There was no final ball drama this
time as Reeves (45no) and 34 extras
from an East bowling attack trying too
hard to strike back, ensured a comfort-
able victory for the South. Owen Jones
(15) played a solid supporting role to
ensure an early finish in.
The Under 15 Twenty20 Day
(scheduled to be played on Sunday,
September 15) was cancelled due to a
waterlogged pitch at Brooklands.
CHESHIRE PLAYER PATHWAY
FIRST CLASS ACADEMIES
EMERGING PLAYER
PROGRAMME AND JUNIOR
ACADEMY (10-18 YEARS)
CHESHIRE YOUTH COUNTY TEAMS
ONE-TO-ONE COACHING
EXCELLENCE COURSES U17, U16,
U15, U14, U13, U12, U11 BOYS AND
GIRLS
DISTRICT CRICKET U13, U15, U18
ADVANCED COACHING
SUMMER
COURSES
AUTUMN
COURSES
CCB Performance
Manager Gavin
Colebourn brings
you the latest news
from our unique
Player Pathway
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5
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Touring with teenagers: The ultimate cure for insomnia
MY friends warned me that turning
30 would bring the inevitable grey
hair or two, but it feels as though
the aging process began a month
earlier after an exhilarating but ulti-
mately exhausting week on tour
with the County Under 13s.
This year was my third consecutive
visit to King’s College in Taunton,
having made the journey south in both
2011 and 2012 with Mike Woollard
and the Under 11 Boys.
King’s College is a truly magical
place to play, where the top young
cricketers in the country compete over
five days of intense competition for
the prestigious Taunton Trophy.
For the players, it is the ultimate
examination of skill and stamina; an
unparalleled opportunity to learn their
craft on six superb wickets prepared
by Somerset legend Dennis Breakwell.
For the travelling parents, or “Barmy
Army” as the crop of 2013 were affec-
tionately dubbed, the Festival repre-
sents a chance to forge lasting friend-
ships as they throw their unconditional
support behind those wearing the
Cheshire Wheatsheaf.
For the coaches and managers the
Taunton experi-
ence can prove
equally thrilling,
although it’s true
to say a new set of
fingernails are usu-
ally required by the
end of the week.
With a bat or
ball in your hand
you have a certain
element of control
over proceedings
out in the middle,
but from beyond the boundary there is
little else to do but ‘keep calm and
carry on’ as the old adage goes.
Keeping your emotions in check can
be difficult however, especially with
silverware at stake and first class oppo-
sition such as Kent, Gloucestershire
and Yorkshire to overcome .
Of course we are granted the odd
“coaching break” (a five minute chat
during drinks), but effectively once the
players step over
the rope, we are
reduced to the
roles of specta-
tors.
The tension can
be unbearable at
times, and the
unpredictable
nature of junior
cricket ensures
plenty of twists
and turns.
Inevitably, this
was the case in 2013, as the pendulum
swung back and forth in every game,
with the coaches chewing more gum
than Alex Ferguson during three dec-
ades in the dugout.
But a potent combination of talent,
hard work and an unwavering team
spirit ensured Cheshire sailed through
the week unbeaten, giving the county a
first win at the Festival since 2004.
It was all smiles at the presentation
ceremony as the flashbulbs went off to
savour the moment of triumph
(above), but for me the overwhelming
feeling at the conclusion of another
fantastic week was very much one of
relief. Touring with teenagers brings a
unique set of challenges, the answers
to which you won’t find in any coach-
ing manual!
My manager Tim Mullins had a mas-
terstroke in requesting all mobile
phones be turned in at 9.30pm each
evening, but even that did not prevent
the inevitable bout of silliness after
“lights out”. Some even managed to
get barred from the tuck shop after
some good natured “banter” with the
students in charge - Boys will be boys,
as they say!
The six-hour return trip was made
somewhat more bearable with the tro-
phy proudly perched on the back seat,
and Journey’s Greatest Hits blaring
out of Tim’s stereo. You won’t be sur-
prised to learn that sleep came easily
that night, and by August 2014 I might
just be ready to do it all over again.
Gareth Moorhouse
reflects on a thrill-
ing, but ultimately
exhausting week on
tour with Cheshire
Under 13s at the
Taunton Festival
The Barmy Army’s daily barbecue !
The Under 13s relaxing on the hill against Gloucestershire
Page 8 Volume 5
Cheshire Cricket Board Autumn Courses: Book now!
COURSE VENUE DATES TIME AGE GROUP PRICE
Bridgewater High School (Lower),
Warrington
Monday 23 Sept - 28
October
5.30pm-7pm 8-13 year olds £40
Bridgewater High School (Lower),
Warrington
Monday 23 Sept - 28
October
7pm-9pm 10-15 year olds £54
Brine Leas High School, Nantwich Tuesday 24 Sept - 29
October
5.30pm-7pm 8-13 year olds £40
Brine Leas High School, Nantwich Tuesday 24 Sept - 29
October
7pm-9pm 10-15 year olds £54
South Cheshire College, Crewe Thursday 26 Sept - 31
October
5.30pm-7pm 8-13 year olds £40
South Cheshire College, Crewe Thursday 26 Sept - 31
October
7pm-9pm 10-15 year olds £54
Tytherington High School Wednesday 25 Sept - 30
October
5.30pm-7pm
8-13 year olds £40
Tytherington High School Wednesday 25 Sept - 30
October
7pm-9pm 10-15 year olds £54
Wilmslow High School (5 weeks) Saturday 21 Sept - 26
October (not Oct 5)
3pm-5pm 10-15 year olds FULL
Wilmslow High School (5 weeks) Saturday 21 Sept - 26
October (not Oct 5)
5pm-7pm 10-15 year olds FULL
Wilmslow High School (5 weeks) Thursday 3 October - 31
October
5.30pm-7pm 8-13 year olds FULL
Wilmslow High School (5 weeks) Thursday 3 October - 31
October
7pm-9pm 10-15 year olds £45
Queens Park High School, Chester Sunday 22 Sept - 27
October
3-4.30pm 8-13 year olds £40
Queens Park High School, Chester Sunday 22 Sept - 27
October
4.30pm-6.30pm 10-15 year olds £54
Birkenhead School Monday 23 Sept - 28
October
5.30pm-7pm 8-13 year olds FULL
Birkenhead School Monday 23 Sept - 28
October
7pm-9pm 10-15 year olds £54
Werneth Recreation Centre Sunday 22 Sept - 27
October
2pm-4pm 10-15 year olds FULL
www.cheshirecricketboard.co.uk/Autumn%20Courses%202013.html
THE Cheshire Cricket Board Au-
tumn Coaching Programme repre-
sents another excellent opportunity
for players aged 8-15 to develop their
skills in a fun, safe and stimulating
environment.
With 17 courses to choose from
around the county, players will enjoy
a combination of nets, games and
group coaching delivered by Chesh-
ire’s professional ECB Level 3
coaches with First Aid, Safeguarding
and DBS (formerly CRB) certificates.
The courses form part of the pres-
tigious Cheshire Youth Cricket Player
Pathway, with talented boys and girls
signposted to our Advanced Courses,
commencing in early November.
Coach’s Corner: ‘Be the best coach that you can be’
AS the 2013 season draws to a close
many clubs will have already
started their winter planning for
next season.
I am sure you are aware by now that
from October, the ECB Coaching
Pathway is changing, with a host of
new courses designed to inspire and
enthuse the next generation of club
coaches and cricketers.
Inevitably, more coaches will be
needed across the various age groups.
There are currently more than 600
members of the ECB Coaches Asso-
ciation in Cheshire, and we are keen to
significantly add to this number in
2014, as well as continuing to upskill
many of our existing members.
As some of you will know the
UKCC2 (Club Award) has now
evolved into two separate courses,
‘Coaching Children’ where coaches
will predominantly work with Under
13s and the ‘Young People and Adults’
course for those working with players
aged 14 years and over.
The outcomes and content of both
course are largely the same, the differ-
ences will be based around the ECB
Player Development Module (PDM),
incorporating the players’ age, ability,
stage of development and experience.
The ‘Coaching Children’ course will
focus on the Early stage where chil-
dren are aged between 6-10 (Primary
Years 1-5) and some aspects of the
Basic stage where you’ll have children
aged between 10-13 (Years 6-8).
With ‘Young People and Adults’ the
course is designed for coaches working
at both the Basic and the Enhanced
stages from U14’s (Year 8-11) through
to Adults playing at club level.
With the exception of the PDM,
both courses will include the following
aspects to support the coach’s devel-
opment:
Roles and Responsibilities
Howzat and the Player Develop-
ment Model
Coaches kitbag – coaching tools
and practice types
Safeguarding Young Cricketers
Player Development to include
Technical, Tactical, Mental and
Physical components
Early and Basic cricket core skills
Planning sessions and Player
Learning
Building and designing practices
and training
Self-development and Action Plan-
ning
Why change? Inspiring the nation to choose cricket
Maintaining a strong, healthy and vi-brant grass roots structure is vital to the future of cricket and the develop-ment of talented players to represent and maintain successful County & England teams. Playing cricket must be safe and fun. Coaches play a vital role in ensuring that cricket players are enthused, in-spired, motivated and developed to meet their aspirations and potential. ECB Community Coach Education (CCEd) provide an extensive range of high quality courses, expert tutors and world leading content to support coaches to be the best that they can be for the players they are coaching.
Becoming a Coach – be the best that you can be for the players that
you coach The ECB coaching pathway recognises that players are different and have dif-
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Coach Education
Manager Graeme
Rickman delivers
the latest news from
the new ECB
Coaching Pathway
Getting to grips with the changes
able, and developing players, teams, and clubs to their full potential. The Cheshire Cricket Board ran a series of successful Introductory Courses for parents and volunteers last summer, many of whom would be ideal candi-dates to attend the new ‘Coach Sup-port Worker’ and ‘Cricket Activator’ courses, which will be available from next year and “on demand”.
Coach Support Worker The Coach Support Worker course is ideal for someone who wants to help and support a qualified coach in the delivery and organisation of games and sessions but may not have the time, inclination or sport specific knowledge to qualify as a coach. This vital role supports the coach in action and development of players predominantly in the club environ-ment. The course focuses on practical learning allowing you to understand how to make sessions safe; lead warm-ups and cool downs; and run different types of practice. The course consists of one six-hour workshop and participants must be 16 years of age and complete a recognised safeguarding module and be DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service, for-merly CRB) checked.
Cricket Activator The playing of cricket will not happen without a lot of things, which are often hidden to people, being done. If you want to make cricket happen, in what-ever capacity, this course is right for you, especially if you are a young per-son exploring various options of how you can support cricket and develop yourself personally. The course will help you identify and understand the roles that make cricket happen and the development of ideas to promote cricket in your community. It is an ideal course for anyone wishing to volunteer in any way in organising cricket and signposts you to other op-portunities to progress as part of the cricket community. The course consists of one four-hour workshop, with off course activi-ties to complete also. It is open to all, (no upper or lower age limit), although the course is ideal for students of sec-ondary age and above.
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New ECB Pathway: which course will you take?
Continued from page 9 ferent needs, and specifically recog-nises a difference between coaching children and coaching young people and adults. Coaching is a challenging but enor-mously rewarding role in cricket and players need expertise, support and passion from coaches at every level of their development. By training as a coach you will be exposed to experi-ences, tasks, practices and sharing of ideas on courses which are designed to help equip you with the tools you need to meet your players’ needs.
To become a qualified Cricket Coach, you will first need to attend a UKCC Level 2 Certificate course: We have already discussed the key elements of the Coaching Children and Coaching Young People and Adults Courses, and from winter 2014 there will be additional CPD modules and a Diploma in both age categories, allowing coaches to further their per-sonal development. We mustn’t forget, there are other roles in cricket to support both the game and the coach, which are crucial to making the game safe and enjoy-
Cricket in Education ECB Community Coach Education has devised courses specifically tai-lored for teachers, teaching assistants and coaches to help develop cricket within the school environment, both primary and secondary. This is a vital cog in the county coaching machine, as for many of our youngsters the first experience they have of playing cricket is during PE lessons at their primary school. It is crucial that those delivering the sessions have knowledge of the game,
to ignite a passion in the children and encourage them to pursue the sport beyond the school gates. Cricket for Teachers - Primary and
Secondary These four-hour workshops will help provide appropriate teachers and other members of school staff with the knowledge and confidence to use cricket within PE and school sport. The power and versatility of the world leading macromedia HOWZAT! course resource will provide you with thousands of games, ideas and prac-tices to support you and your students
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New ECB Pathway: which course will you take?
COURSE VENUE DATES TIMES PRICE
UKCC2
Coaching Children
South Cheshire College
Induction & First Aid,
Wednesday Nov 27
Modules: Sundays
December 1/15,
January 19,
February 16
6pm-10pm
9am-3.30pm
£195 for member of a
CCB affiliated club or
school teacher
£400 for non-member
UKCC2
Coaching Children
Wilmslow High School
Induction & First Aid,
Wednesday Dec 18
Modules: Saturdays
January 4/18,
February 22,
March 8
6-10pm
9am-3.30pm
£195 for member of a
CCB affiliated club or
school teacher
£400 for non-member
UKCC2
Coaching Children
Queens Park High School,
Chester
Induction & First Aid,
Thursday Jan 9
Modules: Sundays
January 12/26,
March 2/16
6-10pm
9am-3.30pm
£195 for member of a
CCB affiliated club or
school teacher
£400 for non-member
UKCC2
Coaching Children
Wilmslow High School
Induction & First Aid,
Wednesday Jan 29
Modules: Saturdays
February 1/15,
March 22
April 15
6-10pm
9am-3.30pm
£195 for member of a
CCB affiliated club or
school teacher
£400 for non-member
UKCC2
Coaching Young
People and Adults
Wilmslow High School
Induction & First Aid,
Wednesday Jan 8
Modules: Saturdays
January 11/25,
March 1/15
April 15
6-10pm
9am-3.30pm
£195 for member of a
CCB affiliated club or
school teacher
£400 for non-member
Continued from page 10 deliver cricket successfully in a school setting.
Coaching in Schools This additional workshop will provide coaches (Level 2 and above) with sup-port for their entry into coaching in primary or secondary schools. You will explore areas such as their role within an education setting and how you can support teaching staff.
You will get plenty of opportunities to share ideas, discuss your coaching and work collaboratively. The HOWZAT! resource will pro-vide and showcase activities that can be used in PE and school sport. I hope this clarifies some of excit-ing options available to new and existing coaches and look forward to seeing you on our pathway this winter. GRAEME
TO BOOK A COACHING COURSE, VISIT THE CCB WEBSITE
www.cheshirecricketboard.co.uk/coachedcoursebooking.html
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Cheshire host disability workshop
CHESHIRE’S dedicated team of
Development and Coaching Offi-
cers will strengthen their ongoing
commitment to disability cricket by
attending a day-long workshop
during October half term.
The Board’s Coach Education Man-
ager Graeme Rickman will deliver the
Disability Inclusion Training (UK
DIT) course to coaching colleagues
keen to up-skill in this important area
of development for the county.
The course will take place at Wilm-
low High School, with a theory-based
session in the morning to be followed
by some practical delivery in the after-
noon.
The Cheshire staff will be joined by
members of local disability groups,
including several from the ‘Pavilion
Project’ - a Trafford-based day service
for adults with learning difficulties.
This builds on the existing relation-
ship between the CCB and Pavilion
Project, established earlier this year
when Trafford DCO Gareth Moor-
house hosted a taster session for the
group at Bowdon Vale Cricket Club.
And with Cheshire looking to ex-
pand its disability cricket offer county-
wide, the DIT course represents an
excellent opportunity for coaches and
tutors to gain some valuable experi-
ence working in this rewarding, but
challenging field.
“Having spent a very enjoyable
morning at Bowdon Vale earlier this
summer, I am very much looking for-
ward to linking up with Lorna Robin-
son and the other members of the
Pavilion Project,” said Gareth.
“In that first taster session my pri-
mary goal was to make all the activities
as inclusive as possible, with the par-
ticipants allowed to move at their own
pace.
“As coaches we are always looking
to expand our repertoire of games and
drills, because we need the most com-
prehensive ‘tool kit’ available to best
meet the needs of the people we
coach.
“Hopefully this DIT course will do
exactly that so that the next time I
deliver to the Pavilion Project and
other community groups, I can maxi-
mize the fulfillment even further.”
Coach Education Manager Graeme
believes the new course will be invalu-
able for Cheshire’s full time staff.
He said:
“Expanding our
knowledge of crick-
eters with disabilities
will play a crucial
role in the profes-
sional development
of our staff, both as
individuals and as a
team.
He added: “I am
very much looking
forward to the day.”
NO BOUNDARIES? Former ECB Disability
Cricketer of the Year
Chris Edwards pens an
exclusive new column
for Wheatsheaf World.
THESE are exciting times for disabil-
ity cricket in England, with the crea-
tion of four new Regional Training
Camps to capture the most talented
players from the domestic scene.
From next month, RTCs will be held
in the North, Midlands, London and
& the South East, and the South West,
with the best performers from the
county circuit invited to attend.
The sessions will run until March/
April next year, with four categories of
players attending - deaf, blind, physical
disability (PD) and learning disability
(LD).
The RTCs will acts as a scouting
network for the full England team,
with the respective head coaches push-
ing through any talented performers to
train with the national side.
This was an important step for the
ECB to take, with the top internation-
als no longer playing in the county set-
up, so the RTCs represent an excellent
chance for the “up and coming” play-
ers to make a name for themselves.
On a local level, it has been a disap-
pointing campaign for Cheshire with
only two of five scheduled matches
played to completion. Ironically, given
the excellent summer we have had, a
couple of games did fall foul to the
weather which was frustrating.
I have managed to stay fairly active
this summer, playing regularly for club
side Caldy but also featuring several
times for England in development
matches as we search for players to
replace those who retired last year.
One of the most satisfying fixtures
was the game between a Duke of Nor-
folk XI (featuring a mixture of PD,
LD and deaf players) against the full
England PD side at Arundel.
The game really helped to raise the
profile of disability cricket, and really
that’s what it’s all about. CHRIS
DISABILITY CRICKET NEWS
SPRING INTO ACTION: Making
activities fun and accessible to all
SKITTLES: Demonstrations can paint a vivid picture
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COUNTY
Welfare Officer
Andy Mar-
geson has been
recognised by
the NSPCC for
his out-
standing con-
tribution to
safeguarding
in the county.
Andy is one of six “Safeguarding
Stars” chosen by the NSPCC’s
Child Protection in Sport Unit
(CPSU), and will receive his award
at a special ceremony in Leicester
on October 9.
The Safeguarding Stars award is
given to those people who “go the
extra mile” to ensure children and
young people are safeguarded in
sport, and Andy was thrilled to hear
of his nomination.
“It’s very nice to be recognised
with such a prestigious award, but
the real stars are all those people at
the clubs who work tirelessly to
adopt and use the ECBs Safe
Hands Policy,” he said.
“Like most team sports we all
have to work together to achieve
our aims, and support from the
ECB, County Board, leagues and
clubs all go together to make that
extra mile achievable, and my role
that much easier.”
The 2013 season may now be
over, but Andy is already preparing
for next year, and has just an-
nounced the first Safe Hands
courses of the winter via the Chesh-
ire Cricket Board website.
New Club Welfare Officers can
attend the course at Northwich CC
on October 30, while existing
CWOs needing to renew their
qualification should attend Lindow
on November 7.
If there are sufficient numbers,
courses will also be run in the West
of the county early in the new year.
In Safe Hands: CWO Andy wins Safeguarding Award
CLUB CHESHIRE - Mike Woollard rounds up the latest club news THE action “out in the middle” may be over for another season, but beyond the
boundary there is still plenty of hard work being done by dedicated club officials
and administrators.
I will shortly be touching base with you all at a series of development group
meetings, when a number of key topics will be discussed. We had a fantastic re-
sponse to the ECB’s National Playing Survey, and will be revealing some of the key
findings, so it’s important that all clubs are represented, not only by committee
members but the playing population as well.
Looking to the future, all boroughs must adopt a Playing Pitch Strategy to best
inform them of any shortfalls in pitch availability and quality. Cheshire and Chesh-
ire West already have policies in place, and questionnaires have been sent out to
Cheshire East and Warrington clubs, while others will follow suit in time.
I have some good news to share from Woodford Cricket Club, who have been awarded a £50,000 grant
from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund. The money, part of Sport England’s Olympic and Paralympic leg-
acy programme, will be used to refurbish the aging clubhouse at Moor Lane. The project will include a new
insulated roof, new flooring, double glazing, a central heating system, a revamp of the changing rooms, up-
grades to the electrical system and a new secure container-
ised equipment store. We wish them well with the project.
At Stalybridge St Pauls, former England captain Michael
Vaughan popped in for a cuppa during his “Chance to
Ride” charity fundraiser. Vaughan and a band of cricket
enthusiasts cycled between the venues for the recent ODI
series between England and Australia, stopping off at lo-
cal clubs to freshen up. The peloton arrived during the
club’s first X1 fixture with Wilmslow Wayfarers, and
Vaughan posed for photographs before getting back on
the bike for the next leg of the tour. MIKE
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Want to run faster? How many sportsmen and women learned to run before they began play-ing football or cricket or any other sport where running is involved? The answer is very few, and yet run-ning is a skill just like batting and bowling and must be taught if athletes hope to run fast and stay injury free. Most of our skills are learned from watching, but how many of us get to observe Olympic athletes in the flesh in our developing years? The answer again, is very few. Many children see people jogging, flat-footed or taking shuffling steps and they begin to as-sume this is normal. Earlier this year, ECB Strength and Conditioning coach, Christian Vassello visited the county and shared with many of our Academy and Emerging Players the art of running faster. Since then, I have been attending courses to see how we can make all our athletes run not only faster, but with fewer risks to their body.
Regular Injuries It is a fact that runners experience an injury on average every 6-8 weeks and for the most part they rest for a few weeks and these niggles go away. It is very rare that they will seek the
Fit for Cricket: How to be a ‘Runaway’ success
attention of a specialist physio like myself. Physios who have trained to assess running technique can make subtle changes to the way you run be-fore allowing you to run again. Only by correcting the technique and identifying weak areas are you likely to stay injury free but also enjoy the sensation of running faster.
Crawling is important Children on our courses will have ex-perienced my thoughts about the benefits of crawling as this is the first movement we learn developmentally. Those children who do not crawl and either bottom shuffle or go straight from sitting to walking miss this vital stage of development and never learn to use their opposite leg and arm in a coordinated manner.. Many of these children get labelled as clumsy or dyspraxic and take little pleasure from running.
Walk before you can run Good walking technique must be learned before running. The key to walking well is pinned on the idea that in crawling if we move our arm 15cm forwards our opposite hip moves 15cm and so on. The arms drive the legs. So, if we carry bags, hold a dog’s lead or wear a rucksack we lose our arm swing and lose the momentum that drives us forwards. Most children now have a mobile phone and have learned the art of tex-
ting whilst walking. Aside from the obvious danger of hitting the odd lamppost as they walk, looking down and holding on to their phone immo-bilises both arms doing catastrophic damage to their sporting ability. Head down and no arm swing will create a walk where the feet scuff and stride length shortens, weakening their core and encouraging tight hamstrings. Once this lack of arm movement is pointed out, children can enjoy the benefit of striding out and this begins to impact on their running.
It’s all arms and legs Just like walking, the speed of run-ning comes from driving the arms for-wards and backwards in a straight line. This movement then drives the legs to go faster and suddenly vital hamstring length is found meaning they can stride out with confidence. Unless we are taught to crawl, walk and run correctly children (and their parents!) will break down with injury and lose speed and coordination.
The next steps In my next column, I will explore not only how to move better forwards but start to look at the benefits of multi directional training and barefoot running.
On your marks, Set, GO! A strong running style is crucial to performance
CCB Strength and
Conditioning
Consultant Angela
Jackson, of Alderley
Edge based firm
PhysioFit, writes for
Wheatsheaf World.
Crawling helps build coordination
To book a movement analysis with
Angie and her team, call Physiofit
in Alderley Edge on 01625 861901
Gareth
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CCB Chairman
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CCB Management Group Chairman
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Colin Grindey
DCO, Macclesfield
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DCO, Mid-Cheshire
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DCO, Warrington & Chester
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Crewe, Nantwich & Congleton
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CRICKET truly is a year-round
sport in Cheshire, so there will be
plenty of action to report on in the
next edition of Wheatsheaf World.
We will bring you a full round up
of the winners from the end of sea-
son Cheshire Youth Cricket Din-
ner, and with the results of the ECB
National Playing Survey due to be
published shortly, there will be
plenty of talking points for players,
officials and administrators to con-
sider moving forwards.
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with our readers, please email Mar-
keting and Communications Man-
ager Gareth Moorhouse at ga-
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