GIRLS’ CRICKET Is girls’ cricket the most exciting sport on the scene these days? Our girls certainly think so, and they are not alone! In 2019 the England and Wales Cricket Board laid out their ambitious action plan to transform Women’s and Girls’ cricket – “Inspiring Generations” – with a real focus on growing the game in schools around the country. With a cricketing tradition like ours it is hardly surprising that Ampleforth College has plans to become a hub for the development of Girls’ Cricket in the North, and our girls are already rising to the challenge.
England. We are now the North Yorkshire Girls’ Cricket Hub, with weekly sessions held at the College by Yorkshire Cricket Board coaches, which are open to all across the county who want to excel in the sport. A partnership we hope that will continue to grow in the future. Having the Northern Diamonds and their Academy side train and play at the College has also been inspirational to many of our girls. As a result, there has been an enthusiastic uptake in the junior years for the game, and we know from our
The ECB conducted research in 2018 to understand the profile of the sport, and we are excited about what they have found. With over 2,500 girls playing County Age Group cricket, we know we are wellplaced to spearhead the growth of this in the North of
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friends at Prep Schools around the UK that the appetite for the sport is continuing to grow. This summer we hosted the Worsley Cup, our first U13 tournament for girls’ and boys’ teams, which was a real success and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Our ambition is for all cricketers to be given the best opportunities to play and develop in the sport and make Ampleforth College the centre in the North for promising cricketers, girls and boys alike. Seb Phillips (C00), Head of Cricket, and Emma Craig, Head of Development, are leading our plans to achieve this and will be seeking your support to upgrade some of our older facilities so that Ampleforth College becomes the epicentre of this fantastic game for generations to come.
