NBCC Winter Nets 24/25
We have secured two weekly slots in the Indoor Nets at Edgbaston for the 2024/25 off season. The first session, the NBCC Winter Nets, will start on 13th October and …
ECB and Women in Sport Coaching Research
As part of ECB and Metro Bank’s partnership, a Women’s and Girl’s Fund is being developed to help triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by the end of 2026. The …
NBCC Coach Ali Choudry
As we look to grow both our LGBTQ+ and Woman and Girls’ Team we are delighted that Ali Choudhry is joining NBCC as a Coach to share his wealth of …
Birmingham Unicorns 2024
Really looking forward to not only continuing our partnership with the Birmingham Unicorns (@bhamunicorns) in 2024, but also to expanding it as they continue to grow both on and off …
Rotating Strike
The net this week is for the First XI squad and those from the and is the start of the “second half” of the Indoor Nets, which will see quite …
Practice As You Play
Hardly a net goes by without me smiling (inwardly) at the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the majority of cricketers. “Last 6, 15 to win” to a batter who has …
Umpiring and Scoring
Have never really understood while nets focus on batting, bowling, from time to time fielding but never umpiring and scoring. Players have always been required to ‘take and end’ and …
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 % …
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 …