Our junior section is an integral part of our club that supports and develops child of all abilities. Whether your dream is to play for England or if you're picking up a bat or ball for the first time, we believe there is no better place for young players to develop their love of the game whilst having fun.
We are able to provide a pathway for children aged 4-18 years old and then into senior adult cricket. We are very proud of our junior teams performances and achievements in local competitions, but our aim is to develop all our junior players so every player at the end of season is better than they were when the season started, playing to there best ability and most of all having fun along the way with their friends and coaches.
We enter teams into local junior cricket leagues, local competitions and other club events, to give our juniors plenty of opportunity to showcase their skills in a game environment.
Our junior section has a growing reputation within the local area as a great place for any young player looking to either take their first steps in the game or players who are looking to develop their game further.
As part of the junior section you will have access to a great team of experienced volunteer coaches that are led by the club's lead coach who has experience of coaching at a higher level.
We also invest in our facilities at the club where you will have use of a state of the art 2 lane enclosed net system, bowling machine and numerous other coaching equipment.
During the summer we provide weekly training session for all ages, league fixtures and local competitions. All junior training and matches are played at our home ground in Worlington, The pitch and clubhouse provide a great environment for the whole family in a fun and safe manner.
In the winter we hold winter pre season training for all age groups at various local sports centres in the area.
If you have any questions about our junior cricket section at Worlington, please get in touch via the contact form below.
THE ECB, SUFFOLK CRICKET BOARD AND WORLINGTON CRICKET CLUB TAKE ALL SAFEGUARDING ISSUES VERY SERIOUSLY. AS A RESULT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO APPOINT A CLUB SAFEGUARDING OFFICER.
In addition to this, all club volunteer roles and coaches who come into regular contact with children are required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
To assist with the monitoring and support of this area, the Club have a dedicated Safeguarding Officer who is the point of contact for all Safeguarding queries. If you have any concerns about Safeguarding, please do not hesitate to contact the clubs Safeguarding officer.
Our safeguarding policy and other club policies can be found here:
You can also find more information with reagrds to safeguarding on the ECB website.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact the club's Safeguarding Officer below.
All training takes place at Worlington Cricket Club by ECB qualified coaches.
Age Group
Day
Time
Start Date
End Date
U7 Mixed (EY - Y2)
Friday
5.15pm - 6.15pm
28th April
18th August
All Stars Mixed (EY - Y2)
Friday
5.15pm - 6.15pm
12th May
30th June
U9 Mixed (Y3 - Y4)
Friday
5.15pm - 6.15pm
14th April
18th August
U11 Boys (Y5 - Y6)
Friday
6.45pm - 8pm
14th April
18th August
U13 Boys (Y7 - Y8)
Friday
6.45pm - 8pm
14th April
18th August
Girls Only (Yr 2 - Yr 4)
Friday
5.15pm - 6.15pm
28th April
18th August
Girls Only (Yr 5 Upwards)
Friday
6.45pm -8pm
14th April
18th August
All training sessions for all groups will appear on Teamo, we kindly ask that all parents complete avaliabilty for their child no later than the Wednesday prior to the Friday evening session to allow our club coaches enough time to plan a suitable session plan and orgainse required number of support coaches to meet player coach ratios.
Club branded kit including playing shirts, caps, jumpers etc can be purchased directly from our club clothing supplier on the link below.
When attending our junior soft ball session's (U9 & below) all kit (bat etc) can be provided by the club.
Those in our hard ball groups generally have there own protective equipment, however we do have some kit available should you need any.
We request that all U9, U11 and U13 players wear the junior training shirt for all matches, with a choice of club branded navy trousers or navy/black joggers.
For training we would like to see players wearing the club training shirt with appropriate bottoms suitable to weather conditions. Players should also wear suitable footwear for physical activity and if the weather is on the hot side please ensure players have sun cream on prior to attending and are wearing a hat and bring a drinks bottle with them,
Information on how to register your child as a member of the club, the sign up options avaliable and costs please click on the links below which will give you more information.
Our junior coaches are all volunteers who give up some much time to help develop all players within our junior section.
All coaches are ECB qualified and DBS checked and are fully committed to make junior coaching session's at the club a fun and safe environment for all junior players.
Craig joined the club as a junior way back in 1993 and has been a player at the club in various teams, and still continues to play on a Saturday.
Craig Qualified as a ECB level 2 coach in 2009 when the club restarted a junior section and has been involved with junior cricket at the club ever since.
Craig lead's the whole junior section along with coaching the U7 / All Stars and U11 team.
Andrew Sheail
U11
We have a few parent helpers that help within various age groups that help support lead coaches throughout the summer at junior training on Friday evenings.
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