Cricket
The last time we covered cricket it was June, just before the Men’s World Cup. We can’t start this article without saying our own massive CONGRATULATIONS to England for their incredible victory.
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The crowd also got involved with the action ....
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England Women had some incredible success too in the IT20 v Australia.
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However, there’s little time now to look backwards because there’s lots of International cricket taking place this month involving these World Cup winners...
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England men are in New Zealand at the start of December and then South Africa at the end of December.
England Women play Pakistan
England Under 19s play Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
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So how would you like to, one day, have a summer like Jofra Archer?
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There are so many ways to get involved in cricket for your age group.
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Aged 5 – 8?
There is All Stars. If you go to www.ecb.co.uk/play/all-stars there is a club finder box. Simply put in your town or postcode and it will tell you the clubs closest to where you live. If you want to join the All Stars programme at your nearest club you are given a backpack with a bat, ball, activity book, personalised shirt and cap once you have registered.
Over 8?
If you are older than the All Stars age group go to www.ecb.co.uk/be-involved/club-support/play-cricket and scroll down to the bottom of the page and put your postcode into the box next to ‘I want to play cricket near:’. This will then bring up either a map view or a list depending on what you want of where there’s cricket in your area.
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Chance to Shine
Ask your teachers if they know about the Chance to Shine programme too. It’s a free cricket coaching/resources group for state schools. If they go to https://teachers.chancetoshine.org and register it will give them all the information they need.
Finally a quick coaching tip for when you need it.
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Cricket is a really fun, inclusive sport for boys and girls. Give it a go! Also, why not take a look at the Legend article this month for a fantastic cricket holiday in the sun with some first-class cricket coaching?
