The junior section was started in 1993 by Don and Annette Jones and has steadily grown over the years. Young people are welcome from the ages of seven to sixteen and we have qualified coaches at all levels.

Juniors meet on Monday evenings between 6.00 and 8.00pm for coaching and in 2012 we will again be entering the East Surrey Colts League at under 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16 age levels.

We have an agreement with the Newdigate Endowed Church of England Infants School whereby we run an 'introduction to cricket' course on the Brocus for six weeks during the summer term and we have a similar arrangement at the Weald Church of England Primary School. During the spring term we run courses at St Paul's, St. Martin's, St. John's, the Weald and North Downs Primary Schools for Y5 & 6 girls. As a result of this twenty keen girls attended a course at Newdigate on Tuesday afternoons..

Newdigate Club/School Link.

We work very closely with Surrey County Cricket Club and recommend promising players to the county and every year eight juniors are selected for special coaching at the Surrey Cricket Centre under the Russell Haigh Bursary. We have a presentation evening when trophies are presented at each age group, often by a well known cricket celebrity.

We have two recently refurbished nets, an artificial pitch, a bowling machine, Flicx wickets, cricket mats and catching cradles and equipment such as bats, pads, helmets etc.

A happy day at the Oval

We also take a group to the Oval to see at least one first class match as guests of the County.

Coaching night has also developed into a social evening for parents who can often be seen sitting under the trees and catching the last of the evening sunshine with a cool glass of wine.

We recognise the large step from junior to senior cricket, so to assist with this transition we now have a Saturday 3rd XI and on Sundays we play in the Surrey Trust Development League. The 40 over matches are played in coloured clothing, kindly sponsored by Kuoni Travel, and eight players have to be under the age of 18 with four under 16. Last year was our first encounter in this form of cricket and the experience was enjoyed by young and old.

WATCH THIS SPACE.......

V Cricket is a scheme set up by the ECB to encourage 15-25 years to volunteer at their cricket club. Already Jack Bowley, Christian Parsons, Alex Miller, Jack Wyllie, Cameron Osborne and Stephen Kehl have signed up. Contact John Callcut on 07973 489764 for more details.

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25% discount now available to all cricket club members and parents at the two leisure suites at Maidenbower and Ifield. See home page for full details.

Tesco Vouchers

Can you once again collect your Tesco vouchers. Thanks to you, last year we were able to buy a large quantity of practice balls.

ECB Guidelines for Junior Players in Open Age Cricket

The ECB has issued new guidelines and any player in the under 13 age category has to have written permission before they can play in senior cricket. See ECB guidelines for further information.

Child Welfare Officer

We have adopted the ECB 'Safe Hands - Cricket's Policy for Safeguarding Children' and a copy is available in the club house.

Accident/Incident Book

In the event of an accident or incident please report to the Club Welfare Officer or Coach and complete a report in the Accident/Incident book which is kept behind the bar.

The following members have attended a first aid course - Devendra Patel, Don Jones, John Callcut, Paul Bettesworth, Chris Ball, Michael Quigley, Richard & Penny Brown, Barry & Annette Jordan, Ruky Wickremasinghe, Richard Callcut, Matt Dilger, Ross Hamilton & Roger Bailey. Similarly the following parents have attended first aid courses: Tricia Kehl, Alcia Loach, Emma Miller, Sarah Bowley, Jim Reid, Dionne Harris, Andrew Wood, Rachel Moon, Adam Ball, Jana Bowhill, Katie Wylie, Mike Osborne, Jon Ramsey and Caroline Clark.

First Aid boxes can be found in each dressing room, the kitchen and separate boxes are available in the under 9,11,12,13 and 15 kit boxes or with the coaches in the event of an away match.