December 2012 - Cumbria Cricket Board

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Page 8 “Clearing the Boundary” Continued from page 7 … WOMEN’S AND GIRL’S CRICKET DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE MANAGER A major priority of the group is now establishing a strong club cricket structure and a sustainable pathway from school through to elite level. As such the group are now investing funds to allow professional support to clubs in the area, with the aim of establishing a girls (and ultimately women's) club cricket structure. This will be done through coaching support, identifying local issues and needs, and growing the volunteer base. Steve Benson who has headed up women’s and girls’ cricket in the county for the past 3 years on a voluntary basis will now have time available to work with clubs in establishing needs and ways to best progress in each locality. For more information about women’s and girl’s cricket please contact Steve Benson or one of the area reps ( see below) Steve Benson, 07828174344, steve@sjbcoaching.co.uk NORTHERN CLUBS REP. Martin Montgomery monttirril@hotmail.com 07880 605297 Cumbria U13 team celebrating 3 wins from 3 at Malvern SOUTHERN CLUBS REP. Ian Curwen emma-ian@supanet.com 07765 513412 Cumbria U19 development team at the Malvern festival Carlisle ‘Chance to Shine Indoor Competition’ - November 2012 In November, seven schools from the Carlisle District ‘Chance to Shine’ project came together at the University of Cumbria in Carlisle for two mini-festivals of indoor cricket. The morning saw three schools competing. There was some fantastic cricket on display and with Great Corby winning both of their round robin matches they took a well-earned break, assured of their place in the final. This left Cummersdale and Houghton to play off to see who would join them. Cummersdale edged out Houghton in a very entertaining match. The final was also a thoroughly entertaining affair, after Great Corby had convincingly won the earlier match between the two teams, Cummersdale showed great character to turn the tables and seal a hard earned victory. The afternoon festival was equally as exciting, this time there were four schools; Blackford, Crosby-on-Eden, Kingmoor and Upperby in attendance and each played the other three schools. Once again the batting, bowling and in particular the fielding were of a high standard. Kingmoor and Crosby-on- Eden qualified for the final with 3 wins and 2 wins respectively. The final was anything but a cagey affair as both teams looked to express themselves with plenty of six-hitting, flying stumps and diving stops in the field, Going into the last over the result could have gone either way, but some powerful hitting by the final Kingmoor pair saw them to victory. While the cricket was competitive all schools showed great ‘Spirit of Cricket’ throughout, which has been an integral part of the coaching sessions they have received as part of the project, it was also very noticeable that the effort and standard of play by all the children improved from one match to the next and lots of fun was had by all. Many thanks to all the teachers who brought the children along and helped to score and umpire. Cumberland C.C.C. Development Squad Over the past 12 months , Cumbria Cricket Ltd have been in discussions with Cumberland County Cricket Club, primarily to bridge a gap between our player pathway that finishes with U17 County Team and EPP , and how we align that to the Cumberland Senior squad. A need was identified for a Development XI team that sits under the senior C.C.C.C. team. We all desire a Cumberland Team made up of Cumbrian players. The new development will support that ambition as it exposes our young talent to more senior cricket so that they gain experience and an insight to aspire to the performance standards required to step up the ladder to the next stage . Initially this will involve 2 fixtures in the 2013 season and a training programme. Stephen Chambers will be the manager. Stephen is a well-respected player, and coach (he currently coaches on County U17 squad) with a passion to provide local players with the experience and opportunity to play to a high standard of cricket. Steven Sharp, Cumberland CCC, and County Age Group Coach, will be coordinating the programme with CC Ltd. Bob Simpson is excited about the partnership with the County Club, “for too long both organisations have worked separately, this programme will build a bridge between us, and provide the opportunity to work together. The County Board and Cumbria Schools Cricket Association have developed young players providing the opportunity to play cricket, feeding Clubs with talent. This project will allow a formal structure to develop the pathway from County Age Group Cricket to Minor Counties and maybe First Class.” Committed to Opening Pathways to Cricket; From Coast to Fells, Bay to Borders"
Page 9 “Clearing the Boundary” Cumbria Cricket County Age group Managers and Head Coaches 2013 Introducing Cumbria Cricket Ltd County Age group Team Managers and Head Coaches…… Under 11 Team manager ~ Mally Wood Mally teams up with Dave in his role as head coach. Mally was instrumental in starting a county under 10’s team a few years ago and took over as under 11’s Team Manager last season. Mally has a huge amount enthusiasm for the game and was recently nominated as one of the Daily Telegraphs volunteers of the year. Mally has been a massive part of Workington CC’s successful Junior section over the years and has seen a number of players go through our county age group squads. Head Coach ~ Dave Yates Dave was previously team manager of the county under 10’s and took over as Under 11 Head Coach for the 2012 season. Dave has coached at Ulverston cricket club for a number of years and hopefully with his experience the under 11’s can have a successful 2013 season. Under 12 Team manager ~ David ‘Dinger’ Bell ‘Dinger’ needs no introduction to cricket in Cumbria having been involved for over 25 years in his roles with the under 11’s, under 12’s and under 13’s. His work and commitment to junior cricket in Cumbria can only be described as outstanding. The counties best players over the years will have all passed through the ‘Dinger Bell Cricket Academy’. Dingers experience and knowledge of the game will again be massive assets in preparing this years under 12 squad Head Coach ~ Graeme Bickerstaffe Graeme teams up with dinger as under 12 head coach. ‘Bicker’ has been involved in winter coaching programmes for a number of years and has a vast amount of experience working with the counties best young players. Under 13 Team Manager ~ Nigel Clubley Nigel has been appointed as Under 13 Team manager for 2013. Nigel has worked closely with Mally Wood at Workington CC in developing their successful junior section. Nigel has also been a key figure in the running and organisation of the Cumbria Junior Cricket league for a number of years. Cumbria Cricket welcomes Nigel on board and wish him all the best for the 2013 season. Head Coach ~ James Savory James is one of our Cricket development officers and will combine the Under 13 head coach role with his other working commitments. James has been in his role for 4 years now and has experience of coaching Eden’s Under 12 and Under 14 district squads. He has also been actively involved with our Women’s and girls section and was Under 15 coach during the 2011 season. Under 14 Team Manager ~ Mark Cameron Mark takes over from Bill Barrington as Under 14 Team Manager. Mark isn’t new to the county coaching set up having been Under 13 assistant coach during the 2012 season. Mark has played a key role in the development of Penrith CC’s vibrant junior section and is also one of our County Welfare Officers. Head Coach ~ Marc Brown Marc again like James Savory is one of our Cricket development Officers and teams up with Mark Cameron as Head coach. Marc has been one of our CDO’s for over a year now and takes over from Mike Dugdale. He has worked closely with the Carlisle and South Lakeland districts over the past few years and is currently undertaking his level 3. The Under 14 squad will again compete in the Northern counties festival at Scarborough cricket club in August. Under 15 Team Manager ~ Kenny Evans Kenny again continues his role as Under 15 Team manager. Kenny has been in the position for a number of years and has seen some outstanding players at this age group. Kenny will again be looking forward to taking his Under 15 squad to Oxford on their summer tour. Head Coach ~ Ian Clark Ian is one of the most respected coaches in Cumbria and has been in his role as Under 15 head coach for over 10 years now. Ian has again worked with some outstanding players at this age group and has seen all 3 of his sons go onto play a high level of representative cricket. Darren (Cumberland CCC), Jordan (Lancashire CCC) and Graham (Durham CCC). Under 17 Team Manager ~ Arthur Brown Arthur has been Under 17 Team Manager for over 20 years now and holds vital experience at this level. Arthur’s role differs slightly at this age with the squad playing 2 day cricket. He has seen a number of players go on from this level to play a high standard of 1 st XI cricket and some even to go on and represent Cumberland CCC or higher honours. Head Coach ~ Alastair MacDougall Alastair has been Under 17 Head coach for 5 years now. He combines the role alongside being one of our Cricket development officers for the Barrow and district area. ‘Macca’ is an experienced coach at this level and this year he is also heading up our Emerging players programme. These roles will see him work closely with Durham and Lancashire CCC. We wish all of the above the best for the new 2013 season, and hope that success comes their way with their respective teams. We are lucky to have these talented volunteers who commit many hours of effort into developing local Cumbrian Cricket. Committed to Opening Pathways to Cricket; From Coast to Fells, Bay to Borders"
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