Southborough Cricket Club look forward to welcoming old and new faces back for the 2022 season. After a successful 2021 season, we are looking to continue to build upon our promising junior section for all our age groups. We hope that your child(ren) will enjoy being a club member: we know they will get a lot from the coaching, training, and matches, as well as the social interactions available at the club.
We have set out some information below that you will find useful.
What, where and when (training)
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Age Group
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Start Date and Duration
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Dates and Times of sessions
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Cost
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Location
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All Stars
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7th May, 8 weeks
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Saturdays, 9:30-10:30
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£40*
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Southborough Common
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Under 9’s
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30th April, 12 weeks
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Saturdays, 10:45am – 12:00pm
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£60
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Southborough Common
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Under 11’s
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26th April, 12 weeks
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Tuesdays, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
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£75
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Skinners’ School playing fields (Southfields Park)
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Under 13’s
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26th April, 12 weeks
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Tuesdays, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
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£75
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Skinners’ School playing fields (Southfields Park)
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Under 15’s
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26th April, 12 weeks
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Tuesdays, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
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£75
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Skinners’ School playing fields (Southfields Park)
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All players will receive a free cap and t-shirt, once their membership has been paid.
*Bookings for All Stars is direct through the ECB. Click on the link to book and pay for your child’s place - https://ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/Course/21430b5b-ece5-4898-93e4-35a41ec15019
What, where and when (matches)
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Age Group
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League
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Format
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Usually played
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Under 9’s
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Friendly Tournaments &
Kent Mini Super-8 Competition
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Softball 8-a-side, pairs cricket, 8 overs
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Sunday mornings
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Under 11’s
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Invicta Junior League
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Hardball 8-a-side, pairs cricket, 16 overs
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Monday evenings
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Under 13’s
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Invicta Junior League
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Hardball 9-a-side, 20 overs
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Sunday mornings
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Under 15’s
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Invicta Junior League
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Hardball 11-a-side 25 overs
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Sunday mornings
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What you need to do next
To register your child(ren) for the upcoming season, you will need to complete the form which can be found at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcQjewu_l0VFdo-6u8A_wLT_TqlgwDdfehNpKDZ97cdz3Slg/viewform?fbzx=4284068296530924712&pli=1
It is compulsory for this form to be completed before your child(ren) can participate in our training sessions/matches as it includes important information that supports us delivering fun, safe sessions such as previous experience and medical information as well as providing us with parents contact details.
Additionally, payments for your child’s training/matches must be paid by (ADD DATE). Payments can be made either by cash, cheque, bank transfer or by card. Cash and cheques can be handed to the coaches and we will also have our card reader for those wishing to make payment via card. If you’re looking to pay via bank transfer, please make payment to:
Southborough Cricket Club
55-70-13
06706916
Ref. Child’s full name
Finally, once your membership has been processed, you will be invited to Spond, which is an app that we are using to communicate with you. You will receive direct communication from your child(ren)’s coach about training, fixtures and other activities. Please sign up to ensure that you receive all communication.
About us
Our aim is to ensure all children who take part in Cricket, have a safe, positive and fun experience, whatever their level of involvement. To ensure all children have access to all opportunities, the club are able to provide kit to be used during our training sessions. If your child is interested in purchasing their own kit, Kent Cricket Direct have a large range of equipment to buy. Participation is also important to us and we will try to ensure that every child is given opportunities to play in matches, if they so wish.
The Club is entirely run by volunteers and although we have a healthy number currently; we are always looking for offers of help and will support those that want to achieve any coaching qualifications. We hope that you feel welcomed to the Club and feel able to become involved in whatever capacity, be it coaching, admin or helping otherwise – there’s always things that need to be done. Also, we will always have a qualified first aider at each session so if an incident was to occur, someone would be able to deal with incident promptly and correctly.
Useful contacts: Stefan Taylor, Junior Co-ordinator [Mobile: 07546124294; Email: stefan_taylor_5@hotmail.co.uk
Safeguarding
We continue to work towards our Clubmark Club status and adhere to the ‘Safe Hands’ Policy for Safeguarding Children in Cricket. All adults at the Club who work with children and meet the necessary criteria are vetted by the ECB. This includes the enhanced DBS and ‘Barred List’ check (formerly known as CRB checks). ‘Safe hands’, ECB’s Policy for Safeguarding Children in Cricket, is available to view online at www.ecb/safehands, or a copy is available at the Club House.
Whilst we hope your child will be happy and content at the club, we understand that sometimes questions, concerns or difficulties may arise. We encourage you to raise these as soon as possible with either the coaches or junior coordinator or if it’s of a safeguarding nature, one of the Club’s Safeguarding Officers, so we can address any concerns at the earliest opportunity.
Club Safeguarding Officer: Hamish Robertson (TBC)
We do hope that you and your child(ren) enjoy being a member of the Southborough Cricket Club.
Yours sincerely
Stefan Taylor, Junior Cricket Co-ordinator