
Junior Cricket Section
Please note that we are now operating a waiting list for new membership of the Junior section
Please come to the registration evening on Thursday 29th March from 6.30pm or email Mark Lewarne to register your child's place on the waiting list.
Sponsored by Fine & Country Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted Cricket Club is delighted to welcome Fine &Country Berkhamsted as
sponsors for the rapidly expanding Junior Section.
Berkhamsted Cricket Club has enjoyed excellent success over the past
few years and the junior section has contributed significantly with
three County Championship winning teams.
Enjoying the support of Fine and Country, the club will further
expand the coaching and schools development programme. BCC Chairman
Julian Dent said, “We really appreciate the support given by Fine and
Country and it is essential to the continuing development of the game
that we invest in our junior cricket.”
Coaching Arrangements for 2012
Coaching Times and Dates by Age Group - 2012 Season
- Boys U7 to U12 (Year 2 to 7) - will train at the club from 10am to 12 noon every sunday morning from 22nd April to 26th August with the exception of June 10th (Raiders Day).
- Boys U13 and U14 (Year 8 & 9) - will train at the cub from 6pm to 8pm every friday evening from 20th April to 24th August
- Boys U15, U16 & U17 (Years 10, 11, 12) - Wednesday 6.30pm to 8pm - starting on Wed 25th April to 22nd August
- Girls - will train at the club on sunday mornings (dates and times see above) although we will also provide an opportunity for older girls to join friday training to develop hardball skills. Please note that from this year we will extend girls age groups to school year 2 to match the boys.
* Wednesday night will be shared with senior coaching
Please note that we cannot take any children below School Year 2
2012 Subs
This year we have decided to keep the fees for all juniors at the same levels as last year and retain the family fee of £200 which I am sure will be appealing to some of our cricket-mad families. Girls fees are brought in line with the boys to reflect the fact that we have entered 2 girls teams into newly formed girls leagues. Please be reassured that all the money we raise is used to provide equipment and coaching for the colts, to pay league registration fees, buy match balls and to assist with the maintenance of the clubhouse and grounds. There are NO junior match fees other than if they play a game for a senior team.
- Boys U15-U18 £70
- Boys & Girls U9-14 £65
- Boys & Girls U7/8 £55
- 2nd/3rd Child etc £50
Should your child be selected to represent Berkhamsted in a competitive or friendly match there is no extra match fee to be paid. Please note that such is the popularity of cricket in the town we tend to close our junior section to new members round about the end of May. The best way to secure your place for the year is to pay fees before the beginning of May. We will be holding a registration evening on March 29th and you can also register and pay online.
Subs can be paid by cheque to "Berkhamsted CC" and sent to Julian Dent at Marchbank, Shenstone Hill, Berkhamsted, Herts, HP4 2PA; or by wire transfer to Berkhamsted Cricket Club, Account number 20878561, Sort code 20-39-07. Make sure you indicate the name of the player whose subs are being paid in the Reference box and email Julian Dent at jdent@viaint.com to let him know you have paid.
Our Level 2 coaches are available for individual coaching lessons. Fees for these lessons are to be paid directly to the coaches.
Cricket Weeks
Our Cricket Weeks in the
holidays are also subject to a separate charge. We
plan to run a 4 day course at Easter, a 4 day course at Half Term and 3 cricket weeks in the summer holidays. We will be taking
advance bookings at the Colts Registration Evening. Priority for
bookings will be given to paid-up Colts and Cricket Club members until
the end of April. After that, the Cricket Weeks will be advertised
outside the club. Our winter coaching classes have all sold out this year so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment.
Selection Policy 2012
We have entered a record 17 teams this year
into the Herts Junior Leagues (which is more than any other club in
Hertfordshire!). Whilst our policy is to provide games for as
many colts as possible we also try to promote excellence and competitive
play. So where possible we have an A and B team, with the A team
being selected on ability and merit and the B team being an opportunity
for inexperienced or improving players to develop their skills. We also
organise friendly matches which provides an opportunity for
managers to give more players a chance. As players develop over time
we constantly re-assess ability levels to ensure the teams have the
right balance. Each team is organised by a VOLUNTEER parent (or
parents) who is responsible for picking the team and over-seeing the
game on the day. There is no limit on the number of teams we can enter
but without the support of parents these games simply cannot take
place.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MANAGING A TEAM OR HELPING WITH
SCORING OR UMPIRING – OR EVEN GOING ON A COACHING COURSE THEN PLEASE
CONTACT MARK LEWARNE BY E-MAIL OR PHONE. THE CLUB IS WILLING TO PAY
FOR ANY PARENT WISHING TO TAKE A COACHING COURSE AND WILL HELP TO TEACH
THE BASICS ABOUT SCORING AND UMPIRING. PLEASE NOTE A COMPREHENSIVE
KNOWLEDGE OF CRICKET IS NOT ESSENTIAL – WE NEED ENTHUSIASM AND
ORGANISATION SKILLS!
The following teams will play this summer and we extend our sincere thanks to our growing army of volunteer dads and mums who do such a fantastic job:-
BOYS
UNDER 9 (Blue and Red Teams) Managers: Mark Spooner & Mike Thompson
UNDER 10 A & B Managers:
Dave Chrispin & Ian Sayle
UNDER 11 A & B Managers:
Dave Jones, Mike Mann, Bryan Weller, Simon Ayles
UNDER 12 A & B Managers: Will Alderson
+ TBC
UNDER 13 A & B Managers:
Gary Macey & Simon O'Gorman
UNDER 14 A & B Manager:
Dave Lewis, Chris Mack and Tim Buckley
UNDER 15 A Manager: Simon
Atkins
UNDER 16 & U17 Manager: Simon Roberts & Mark Lewarne
GIRLS
UNDER 11 Managers Sarah Marsden
UNDER 13 Manager Steve & Emma Potts
Keep up with results and league tables at www.hertscricket.org. Keep up with BCC news including statistics on every Berkhamsted team and
player on the clubs website www.berkhamstedcc.com .
And if you are a regular tweeter dont forget to follow us on twitter BerkhamstedCC @berkoCC
Parental Consent Forms.
The vast majority of parents have completed these forms. If not please
see us on Colts Registration Evening on Thursday March 29th. Also if any
details have changed – e.g. schools, e-mail or mobile number – please let us know
so that we don’t miss you out on important announcements.
Mark Lewarne
Head of Junior Cricket