YOUTH CRICKET
East Huntspill Cricket runs multiple youth programmes and teams during the cricketing summer which include the following:
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Midweek ECB All-Stars Programme (Aged 5-8)
Midweek EHCC Warriors Training (Ages 8+)
Under 11 Team (East Huntspill Warriors U11)
Under 13 Team (East Huntspill Warriors U13)
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More details on each can be found below
All-Stars Cricket ​
Ages 5-8
All-Stars Cricket provides a fantastic first experience for all children aged 5-8 years old where they’re guaranteed 8 weeks of jam-packed fun, activity and skills development. The programme is designed to introduce children to the sport, teaching them new skills, helping them make new friends and have a great time doing so.
Every child that registers will receive a backpack full of goodies. Your child’s pack will include:
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Backpack
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Cricket bat
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Cricket ball
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Personalised t-shirt with your child’s name
All children returning to All-Stars will receive a kit bag, a set of stumps, a new ball and a personalised t-shirt
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What will my child be doing at All-Stars?
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All-Stars is all about giving children the best first experience of the sport, with an emphasis on fun!
Children will learn fundamental movement skills including catching, throwing and batting. Soft balls and plastic bats are used by everyone and all participants are given their very own cricket bag full of everything they need to play the game.
Every child will earn stars in their own activity booklet that matches the skills learned during the programme:
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Batting – hitting a moving ball
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Throwing – underarm and overarm
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Catching – small and large balls
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Bowling – overarm
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Running – lots of movement
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Teamwork – fun games with friends
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Communication – the basics of cricket
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Spirit of Cricket – how to respect others
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All-Stars Cricket at East Huntspill CC runs each Thursday, beginning on May 11th during the 2023 summer and will run for 8 weeks, finishing on 29th June. Each session begins at 17:30 and finishes at 18:15. Please make sure you arrive 15 mins before the session begins
Warriors Cricket​
Ages 8+
EHCC Warriors Training Sessions
Ages 8+
East Huntspill Cricket will be running its own training sessions for all children aged 8 and over. These sessions are the next step up following the All-Stars programme and will be more focused on soft & hardball cricket as well as learning the game itself. Wooden Bats, protective equipment (Helmets, Pads, Gloves), soft & hard balls will be used in these sessions. Each child will be focused on learning the following skills:
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Batting – hitting a moving ball (Hard Ball)
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Throwing – underarm
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Catching – small and large balls (Hard & Soft Balls)
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Bowling – overarm
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Running – lots of movement
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Teamwork – Pairs Cricket - Learning the U11 & U13 Pairs Game
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Communication – the basics of cricket
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Spirit of Cricket – how to respect others
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EHCC Warriors Cricket at East Huntspill CC runs each Thursday, beginning on April 20th during the 2023 summer.
Each session begins at 17:30 and finishes at 18:30. Please arrive 15 mins before.
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The cost per child to participate is £2.00.
No Booking is required - Just show up at the ground and pay at the bar. This a great opportunity for parents to sit back and relax at our Scrumpy Bar!
EHCC Warriors Teams
East Huntspill Cricket has entered 2x Youth 'Warriors' teams into the Taunton Deane Youth Cricket League (TDYCL), both of which will feature in league structures playing 16 over-pairs cricket games. These games are played on fixed days for both teams (Under 11 & Under 13). Fixtures and locations for each game can be found in the links below.
Under 11 & 13 pairs cricket games feature hardball cricket balls so players are required to use cricket protective equipment. EHCC do hold limited resources of child/youth protective equipment including Pads, Gloves & Helmets, however, it is encouraged that equipment is purchased. & made available for each child. Each player is also required to wear cricket whites. EHCC will provide each playing child with an EHCC-branded Warriors shirt for each game. This is then handed back at the end of each game so it can be washed.
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The fixture fee for each child is £3.00. This is to cover all the costs of the running of both teams.
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Warriors U11 play on Sundays - Fixtures Here
Warriors U13 play on Friday Evenings - Fixtures Here
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Academy XI Team
Warriors are also encouraged to get involved in our Academy XI team who feature on Saturday afternoons. This team is a stepping stone from youth cricket into men's cricket and is designed for Warriors to learn the men's game with a hard ball along with normal cricketing rules.
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Fixtures for the Academy XI can be found here
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