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Top 100 Schools<br />
BROMSGROVE SCHOOL<br />
Worcester Road<br />
Bromsgrove<br />
Worcestershire<br />
B61 7DU<br />
Established 1553<br />
Notable fixtures MCC, XL Club<br />
Cricket professionals Ben Cox<br />
(Worcestershire), Jon Webb<br />
(Warwickshire)<br />
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI,<br />
U15ABCD, U14ABCD, U13AB,<br />
U12AB, U11AB, U10AB, U9AB, plus<br />
girls at U15 level<br />
Facilities New five-lane outdoor<br />
ECB-approved net facility. New<br />
eight-lane indoor facility. Grass<br />
practice area on edge of main<br />
squares<br />
Club/county affiliation Strong<br />
links with Worcestershire and<br />
Warwickshire.<br />
Extras Bromsgrove School offers<br />
cricketers the opportunity to play<br />
the sport at the appropriate level as<br />
well as offering aspiring cricketers<br />
a 12-month personal coaching<br />
programme – underpinned by the<br />
most important thing of all – a<br />
strong academic education<br />
Cricketers of note Ben Cox<br />
(Worcestershire), Jon Webb<br />
(Warwickshire)<br />
Extras A strong all-round sporting<br />
pedigree sees Bromsgrove compete<br />
strongly at rugby and hockey as<br />
well as on a challenging Midlands<br />
cricket circuit. Excellent on-site<br />
facilities makes the school a<br />
hotbed for sport, attracting talent<br />
from overseas as well as the UK<br />
Out of the park: Bromsgrove alumni Ben<br />
Cox plies his trade for Worcestershire<br />
CANFORD SCHOOL<br />
Wimborne<br />
Dorset<br />
BH21 3AD<br />
Established 1923<br />
Notable fixtures Millfield,<br />
MCC, King’s Taunton, XL Club,<br />
Marlborough, plus regular overseas<br />
tourists Crawford College RSA,<br />
Leopards RSA<br />
Cricket professional Matt Keech<br />
(Middlesex, Hampshire)<br />
Teams 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 4th XI,<br />
U15ABC, U14ABC. Girls’ cricket run as<br />
summer activity with 2016 earmarked<br />
as a summer sport option<br />
Facilities Eight-lane indoor facility, 10<br />
grass nets, four synthetic-grass nets<br />
and four cricket squares<br />
Club/county affiliation Dorset,<br />
Hampshire<br />
Cricketers of note Jon Hardy<br />
(Hampshire, Somerset)<br />
Extras A superb setting and the<br />
school prides itself on its hospitality.<br />
Julian Shackleton (Gloucestershire),<br />
Matt Keech (see above) and Owen<br />
Parkin (Glamorgan) are all former<br />
professionals on the teaching staff.<br />
Canford has a reputation for ‘David v<br />
Goliath’ performances against bigger<br />
rivals. School tours have included<br />
trips to Sri Lanka and the Caribbean,<br />
and Canford is the only English<br />
school to have won the Sir<br />
Garry Sobers Cup<br />
12 / thecricketer.com
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