Affiliated Ground Church Eaton
Delighted to announce that the lovely Church Eaton Cricket Club is now a NBCC Affiliated Ground. An affiliated ground is one which we will allow us to host a game and will …
Drills and Warm Up
Can’t say I have much luck with this one, primarily because neither teams or players have regular pre game warm ups. But one (good) thing about being old is that …
Statistics
Something I am fond of doing with my coaching is asking players about their net statistics! Bowlers: what % of your balls does the batter have to play? what % …
Out4Cricket
Out4Cricket (@out4cricket) work with and support the LGBTQ+ community and stakeholders in cricket to create inclusive environments that increase community participation through education, advocacy, research, promotion and resources. Their aim …
Players Coaching Kit
Coaching equipment is affordable, available and most clubs have an ample supply of it, but I am always a little bemused how few players invest in any coaching kit of …
NBCC Ambassador Mark Church
Delighted to welcome Mark Church as our latest NBCC Ambassador. Mark is known to thousands on Twitter as @backandacross where he posts a daily cricket shot video to sum up …
Match Report Save Village Cricket
Today I had the pleasure of playing in the first Save Village Cricket (@savevcricket) Team against The Metronomes (@TheMetronomesCC), a club I know well, but have never played against. Save …
SACO Concussion/Head Injury
Thought I would share this information received recently from South Staffs ACO providing guidance to follow regards incidents of concussion. An ‘ appropriate adult’ would mean a conversation with the …
Thank You Beechwood Park School
The Beechwood Park School (@BWPSchool) community in Hertfordshire are amazing Ambassadors for Cricket Kindness. On their recent school cricket tour in Barbados, they brought plenty of extra kit to donate …
Get Used To Your Kit
Bit of a strange one this, but if you can I suggest you spend as much time wearing and using the kit and equipment that you will use in a …