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ORMSKIRK
SCHOOL
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 2AT
Established 1612. The amalgamation of
two schools (Cross Hall High School
and Ormskirk Grammar School)
formed Ormskirk School in 2001
Notable fixtures MCC, XL Club
Teams Boys year 7 to 10 and 1st XI.
Girls’ U13, U15 & 1st XI. The school
supports a particularly strong
programme of girls’ cricket proving
winners of the Lady Taverners
competition in 2013 and 2015 and
Chance To Shine winners in 2013
Facilities Indoor nets, outdoor nets,
plus two grounds at St Helens Road
and the use of Ormskirk Cricket Club
Club/county affiliation Lancashire
County Cricket Board
Brief history The market town of
Ormskirk has a proud cricketing
heritage (Merseyside competition
winners 2014) and the former members
of the school have always been present
in the Ormskirk 1st XI. When cricket
became dormant in comprehensive
schools in the 1990s the school
continued to retain a Saturday fixture
list and to promote the sport through
a parents’ support group which
raised funds and supported staff. The
appointment of Laura Goff in 2003
was the catalyst for girls’ cricket to take
off in the school, which has gone from
strength to strength
Cricketers of note Rachel Dickinson,
(Lancashire), Laura Jackson
(Cheshire), Erin Staunton-Turner
Extras Ormskirk is a school that
strongly promotes girls’ cricket. Girls
are involved in the boys’ teams and
are warmly welcomed. The school
enjoys fixtures against both women’s
and men’s MCC teams. Head teacher
John Doyle said: “I have almost run out
(no pun intended) of superlatives to
describe our girls’ cricket team. They
are absolutely amazing”
Special Award
for Excellence
THE
CRICKETER
SPECIAL
AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE
Grounded in the
local community
and utilising
cricket as a
cause for good,
Ormskirk School
is outstanding in
its commitment
to its students
and surrounding
area. A model,
modern
approach to the
game, Ormskirk
School’s
teachers and
pupils have been
pioneers for the
women’s game
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