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Coaching and First Aid Courses Update 2024
FEATURED POSTOxfordshire Cricket are delighted to announce a variety of Coaching and First Aid courses . See below for more details on course dates and links to book: Foundation Coaching Course (Level 1) - Sunday 17th and 24th November 2024 at Moulsford School - Book HERE Core Coach (Level 2) - Sundays 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th October at Dewey Sports Centre (Bloxham School) - Book HERE First Aid course - Thursday 8th August at Oxford Cricket Club, Jordan Hill at 6pm - Book HERE Which course is right for you? Foundation Courses are designed to coach softball cricket and pitched at a beginner level. You can read more about the Foundation Course HERE Core Coach courses are designed to coach hardball cricket and are suitable for players at beginner and intermediate stages of cricket. You can read more about the Core Coach course HERE Click HERE for more information on choosing the right course for you. Prerequisites for each course: 18 years of age Valid safeguarding training e.g. Safeguarding Young Cricketers Valid ECB Disclosure and Barring Service check. Bursaries available: We have a number of bursaries available (for courses booked before 31st January 2025). The bursaries are available as follows: 100% - for those in financial hardship 50% - for those coaches that are female, from ethnically diverse communities or those with a disability. You can find out more about our bursaries, and apply HERE If you would like more details about any of our upcoming coaching or First Aid courses, do not hesitate to contact Ed Wilson on [email protected].
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Oxfordshire Cricket Launch Future Leaders Academy - Young Leadership Programme
FEATURED POSTOxfordshire Cricket is delighted to launch and introduce you to ‘Future Leaders Academy, a FREE programme designed for young leaders. With clubs and the game requiring volunteers, our aim is to help inspire a new generation of individuals to volunteer. Volunteers are the heartbeat and lifeblood of the recreational game, and many clubs and communities rely on a small number who do a great amount. The aim of this programme is to inspire individuals aged 13 to 18 (school years 8 to 13) to become a ‘Young Leader’ in volunteering. The course content will provide young individuals with a toolkit of qualifications that they can then use at their club or local community group which will directly benefit them and the clubs/community that they are involved in. The programme will include up to eight modules, with individuals selecting a mixture of mandatory (four) and optional modules (up to four). The modules will take place over the winter to then enable individuals to take what they learnt into their volunteering in time for the season. This programme includes the following mandatory and optional modules: Mandatory Modules Coaching - Activators Course (Coaching) Umpiring and Scoring - Introduction to Umpiring and Scoring First Aid Safeguarding Optional Modules Marketing The Grounds Management Association Workshop Nutrition and Health Workshop Sports Psychology and Mental Health - Introduction The whole programme will be free This means that individuals will receive up to eight certificated workshops listed above for free. Our aim is to make the course accessible throughout Oxfordshire where we will deliver strategically placed courses. The Young Leader programme encourages individuals to use the qualifications they’ve obtained on the course to complete voluntary hours at their cricket club. Accreditation Process and Reward & Recognition We will have three levels that will be based on the number of hours volunteering that an individual has completed. They will be labelled as Bronze, Silver or Gold hours. This will need to be verified by being signed off by a club official who will also be asked to provide a supporting statement/reference on how the individual did and the impact that they had, In addition, the course will dovetail nicely with Young Leaders completing volunteer hours as part of other award schemes such as, the Duke of Edinburgh Award. To recognise outstanding contributions to the game, all course graduates will be invited to Cricket Collective Grassroot Cricket Awards. At the event, individuals will receive their certificates for completing the course as part of a wider celebration of Oxfordshire volunteers. Young leaders will receive a reward from our partners such as Serious Cricket. Bronze: 10 Hours of Volunteering (in addition to the completion of the mandatory modules) Silver: 20 Hours of Volunteering (in addition to the completion of the mandatory modules) Gold: 30 Hours of Volunteering (in addition to the completion of the mandatory modules) Benefits to the individual An opportunity for individuals to develop themselves and gain certificates and qualifications Build up experiences for CV Link to the Duke of Edinburgh award and other sports leader schemes Meet new people and enjoy the cricket social life Have fun Contribute to the development and sustainability of cricket by volunteering Gain experience of working within a sports environment along with many transferable skills Access to volunteer opportunities, including at Oxfordshire Cricket Join the Oxfordshire Cricket family, raise your profile and be on our radar for future development and support Timeline Sign Ups Open: June - 2024 Sign Ups Close: End of July- 2024 Workshops Take Place: October - March - 2024/25 Volunteer Window: March - August - 2025 Reward and Recognition - September 2025 How to Sign Up and Next Steps The deadline to Sign Up or express an interest is Monday 22nd of July 2024. You can sign up or express your interest by CLICKING HERE We will then analyse the sign ups, and look to provide you with further information in August for the first cohort to begin from October. When will the workshops take place? The face to face workshops will take place in the half terms of October and February. It is expected that there will be caps for workshops, with different slots available on a first come first served basis. The virtual workshops will be scheduled across a mixture of those half terms and weekday evenings in term time. If you have any questions please email [email protected]
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2024 Oxfordshire Cricket Collective Awards
FEATURED POSTOxfordshire Cricket is pleased to launch this year’s 2024 Cricket Collective Awards which will bring together the annual Grassroots Cricket Awards, and for the first time the Coach Awards which seeks to reward and recognise volunteers across Oxfordshire who have made a difference to their club or community group. There are sixteen award categories that will allow us to recognise and reward those in Oxfordshire that have made an outstanding contribution to cricket this year, be it a young volunteer who has gone over and above or a club that has excelled in opening up the game to a brand new audience this summer. The deadline for all nominations is Friday the 26th of July 2024. Last year after rewarding and recognising over 70 volunteers across Oxfordshire, this year we would like to go beyond that to reward and recognise those that help make a difference. The categories are as follows: Metro Bank Champion of Girls Cricket Award– A volunteer, coach or role model who has championed growing girls’ cricket at their club. Growing the Game – A league volunteer, committee member, or administrator going above and beyond to support clubs and help increase the number of games played. Rising Star Award – A young volunteer making a difference in the game (for 11-16-year-olds). Volunteer Grounds Team of the Year – An opportunity to reward and recognise those volunteers who are working hard and improving the places where the game is played Tackling Climate Change - A Club or community organisation that is addressing the threat climate change poses to cricket, by making sustainable changes to operations, adapting their facilities and/or engaging their local community. Unsung Hero – Those heroes who impact our game and help us make cricket happen. This could be ground staff, coaches, officials, umpires, or other volunteers. Outstanding Services to Coaching – This person is the life and soul at your club, in your league, your county or at your school, coaching and making a difference to players. Coach of the Year – A coach who goes the extra mile and is a true coaching hero to their club, league, county or school. Connecting Communities – A Club or community organisation that has gone above and beyond the call of cricket to support communities/groups coming back to the game we love. Inspired to Play – An Individual or group within your club or community organisation going above and beyond to open the game up to new audiences. Cricket Innovators – Someone who has brought new ideas and/or implemented new systems to improve your club or community group. Lifetime Achiever – That one individual who has given many years of service to your club or community group you could not do without. Game Changer – Young volunteer 17 – 25-year-olds making a difference in the game. Safe Hands - An individual that has gone above and beyond to create a positive and inclusive environment for young people to enjoy the game Young Coach of the Year- A young person who is already passing on their enthusiasm for the game and inspiring the next generation of players (16-25-year-olds). Activator of the Year - A All Stars or Dynamos activator who has shown enthusiasm, has been innovative and organised at their All Stars and/or Dynamos Cricket sessions this summer. How Can You Nominate Someone? You can nominate someone by clicking here to complete an online form to nominate someone. The deadline for all nominations is Friday the 26th of July 2024, with the county winners being put forward for the national awards. When will the awards take place? The awards will take place in September or October with details currently being finalised How many people will be rewarded and recognised? As per recent years we will look to reward and recognise all applicable and verified nominations. We look forward to receiving your nominations.
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Oxfordshire Seniors Cricket - 24th July
24/07/2024Seconds and thirds stay in cup contention with important wins But it’s another rain wrecked second round away fixture for the firsts in Wales Andy Haynes’ Over 60s 2nd XI secured a vital home win this week when they notched up a three wicket victory over arch rivals Warwickshire, at Didcot CC, where the ground staff played a key role in getting the game played after heavy overnight rain put the fixture very much in doubt. The two counties are locked in a close struggle for second place in the Midlands Division of the 2nd XI County Championship. Leaders Worcestershire looked set to qualify for the main cup competition as division winners but Oxon and Warks are still disputing the vital runners up spot, with third place left to contest the Vase competition. Oxon won the toss and opted to field and the left arm opening pair of Jon Wood and Richard Cook delivered skipper Haynes the dream start he hoped for when deciding to bowl when they reduced the visitors to 11 for 3 in the eighth over. Cook struck with consecutive balls when dismissing Richard Jackson for 1 and Chris Layton for 0, and shortly afterwards Wood removed Mike Weir for 6, all three batsmen being trapped lbw. However, Phil Clarke 16 from 52 and David Rogers 11 from 27 dug in and stopped the rot before Cook struck again removing Rogers, backed up skipper Haynes who bowled Clarke. With the score on 41-5 Warks needed an innings from the experienced Russell Longhorne and he delivered when required. After losing Steve Dellow and Russell Lowery cheaply, and with the score on 46 for 7, Longhorne was joined by Kennedy Paver and the two counter attacked effectively. Longhorne completed a vital 51 from 86, before being run out, while Paver made a rapid 30 from 43, before being caught off the bowling of Wood. All of which gave Warks something bowl at with 132 for nine from 45. Unsurprisingly Wood and Cook were the pick of the home bowlers with 2-21 and 3-20 respectively, well supported by Steve Kelly 1-16 from nine and skipper Haynes 2-18 from nine In contrast to the first innings Oxon’s chase got off to a nice steady star. Skipper Haynes and John Morton posted 44 for the first wicket in 11 overs, before Haynes went for 28 and Morton for 24 with the score on 57, both dismissed by John Paton. Ajit Shah soon followed but Mickey Thomas with 31 took the score on to 92-4 leaving just 40 required before he went caught and bowled by Steve Dellow. However, Oxon then rather made a meal of getting over the line losing a further two wickets before Cook and Kelly steered them home in the 43rd over to secure the win. The result moves the 2nds up to second place in the Midlands Division and maintains their push to progress into the knock out phase of the Over 60s 2nd XI County Championship. Next week they travel to Bitteswell CC near Loughbrough with everything still to play their final group game against a Leicestershire side that have found wins hard to come by this season. Meanwhile, the Over 60s 3rd XI also clocked up another win when they beat a much improved Staffordshire side by four wickets via the DLS system when the rain intervened, leaving the hosts victorious on 144 for 6 chasing the Staffs total of 156. And like the 2ndXI’s game, the fixture was only possible thanks to the work of the Banbury CC ground staff at Ermont Road where the game took place, after very heavy overnight rain. The visitors won the toss, but it was a decision they were soon beginning to doubt when Oxon opening bowlers Anwar Pervaiz and Tim House both struck twice in their opening spells removing the top four before the score had reached 30. However, Paul Holdcroft (32), and Kevin Ryan (45) first stopped the rot and then posted a fine 50 partnership before the dangerous looking Hallcroft was well beaten in the flight and bowled by Mike Simpson, who then also removed Ryan when advancing down the pitch, well stumped by Chris Butcher. Simpson finished with his usual miserly figures from his nine over spell – in this case 2-23 – while at the other end Steve Williams wheeled away in similar fashion for 2-34 as the two spinners shut down any ambitions Staffs had to post a significant score, as they finished with 156-9 from their 45 overs. In reply Oxon made a rather stuttering start as Danny Mackintosh gave Staffs every reason to believe they could defend their modest total when he removed Jim Head, lbw for 6 and then had the inform Simon Oldfield caught and bowled for 13. And when Paul Johnson bowled last week’s centurion Simpson for just three, the hosts were looking down the barrel as Chris Butcher and Roger Hutchence looked to repair the early damage. Butcher went for 14 and was replaced by Tim House and the all-rounder – well supported by Hutchence who made 24 – soon began to pull things around with a fine knock of 39 which took Oxon close enough to their target for Chalky White and skipper Ralph Orchard to get them ahead on Duckworth Lewis when the rain intervened, delivering a much needed win by four wickets. The 3rds are now up to third place in the 3rd XI County Championship and look certain to qualify for the knock out phase of the main competition. Next week they entertain Middlesex at East and West Hendred CC when they will be looking to avenge one of their only two defeats to date. The Oxs/Berks Over 70s XI continued their winning ways this week with a very comfortable nine wicket win over the combined Staffs/Derbys Over 70s at Rolleston CC near Burton on Trent. Staffs/Derbys won the toss and elected to bat and made a good steady start against the naggingly accurate Oxs/Berks opening attack of Ian Harvey and Trevor Spindler, putting on 40 before Robert Dumelow was trapped lbw by first change Ken Fuller for a well made 30 from 68 balls. But the hoped for acceleration from the middle order never came and while Peter Parnaby (13), Keith Culverwell (22) and Ian White (23) plugged away and added useful runs they also used up a lot of strike doing so as the visitors bowling made them work hard for every single, as they eventually compiled a modest 118 all out from their 45 overs. Skipper Adrian Manger with 3-13 from seven and Chad Cudjoe with 2-11 from five delivered the best returns for Oxs/Berks, but with nearly all the attack returning economy rates of less than three runs per over, the stats for once told a clear story of a tight all round bowling performance backed up by good fielding. In pursuit of the hosts target Oxs/Berks openers Adrian Beecroft and Derek Watts made pretty light work of the chase. The two posted 110 for the first wicket, only eight short of the target in just over 23 overs. Beecroft was bowled by Phillip Maddock just three runs short of a well deserved 50, while Watts made no mistake and remained 51 not out when the winning runs were struck. Next week the Oxs/Berks Over 70s are looking to continue their current winning streak when they host to Somerset at Bradfield CC near Theale, Berkshire. Away from Over 60s and 70s County Championship matches two other Oxfordshire seniors sides were also in action this week. A mixed 60s and 70s side took on the Fossils XI – a friendly cricket team largely drawn from players from the 60s and 70s squads of Worcestershire. The game took place at Minster Lovell CC, where Tim Gush from the host club and captain for the day, won the toss and decided to bat. The Cropredy pair of Adrian Beecroft and Ralph Orchard opened the batting and looked in no real trouble in taking the score to 24 in the 10th over. However, when Beecroft departed for 11, things started to go badly wrong. First Orchard retired hurt when looking well set on 15 with the score on 28-1. Three wickets then fell for the addition of just four runs, as Jim Head, Howard Voisey and Tim Yeates all went with the score on 32. Effectively five wickets down, the rapid tumble of wickets brought together the inform Roger Hutchence and Peter Howe, who proceeded to not just arrest the slide, but launch the counter attack. Hutchence made a patient 41 with just three fours before he became the second run out of the innings, while Howe made a fine 51before retiring not out, ensuring respectability for their side with a total of 144 from their 40 overs. In reply the Fossils always looked well in control of the chase which was no surprise as last minute drop outs had shorn the hosts’ attack of almost all of their regular bowlers. Hobbs and Price added 29 for the first wicket in eight overs, when Hobbs (20) fell lbw to Norfolk (on loan from the Fossils!), who also then accounted for Price by the same manner for 16, with the score on 56 in the 17th over. However, Fossils number three Sample settled in and was soon striking the ball fluently to all parts of the ground, well supported by Morrisey who made 32 as the pair then proceeded to add 78 before Sample retired not out on 52 with the game all but won, as the Fossils cruised to victory by eight wickets. Of the Oxon bowlers Suresh Patel returned the very respectable figures of 0-22 from eight overs, well supported by Tim Gush with 0-29 from eight and Adrian Beecroft with 0-19 from five. The UK is hosting the Over 70s World Cup this summer and naturally the Aussies are ‘in town’ and keen to get some meaningful warm up games before the serious business starts on July 28th. Needless to say the Oxfordshire Seniors Group was more than happy to host them at Challow and Childrey CC with strict instructions not to play them into any kind of form! The Oxfordshire Seniors side skippered by Adrian Manger won the toss and elected to field and got off to a dream start when Charlie Anderson ran out Simon Lyon in the third over with just 14 on the board. However, Asoke Wijeratne and Phil Dresher soon repaired the damage as they posted 62 for the second wicket before Dresher was caught by Adrian Manger off the bowling of Colin Houseman. Wijeratne and skipper Kevin Lanigan then took the score past 100 in the 15th over when Witjeratne retired with 40 from 48 balls. Lanigan was then joined by keeper Murray Harrison and the two began to up the scoring rate, with Lanigan retiring on 42 from 49 balls and Harrison 40 from 53, adding 64 in the process. Graeme Wilson (22) and Vince Bulger (27) both made useful runs in the latter stages, while Ian Davis’ strokemaking also caught the eye as he made 43 from 28 before he too retired not out, to leave Oxfordshire with a mountain to climb facing a formidable chase of 275 in 45 overs, at more than six runs an over. And the reply didn’t get off to the best of starts when Derek Watts was run out by Kevin Lanigan in the fourth over with the score on 11 and only seven runs later fellow opener Adrian Beecroft was caught by Ian Davis off the bowling of Ian Southall for 3 in the tenth over with the run rate already heading in the wrong direction. New batsmen Charlie Anderson and Ajit Shah repaired the damage somewhat as they then added 70 for the third wicket with Anderson reaching his 40 and retiring in 26th over, but with the required run rate now all but 10 an over the incoming batsmen were facing a tall order. Shah battled on before he went for 29, bowled by Graeme Wilson, and Jerry Senior made just three as the pressure to score quickly began to take its toll, with the score now 98-4, as skipper Adrian Manger joined Andy Haynes at the wicket in the 30th over. Haynes was striking the ball well and the pair added 26 before Manger perished to lbw to Vince Bulger for 11. With a long way still to go the incoming batsman were having to throw the bat at everything from ball one and unsurprisingly wickets fell at regular intervals, as Peter Howe, Haynes (38) and Alan Weaver all perished in the final overs, leaving Oxon 70 runs short of the target and the Aussies comfortable winners. Aussie skipper Lanigan used no fewer than eight bowlers and ensured all got useful spells with Ian Davis the pick of them with 2-13 from five overs.
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Vacancy: County Safeguarding Manager
22/07/2024Oxfordshire Cricket are delighted to invite candidates to apply for the role of a County Safeguarding Manager.We are looking to recruit a flexible, dynamic individual who is committed to promoting safeguarding across Oxfordshire. This is an excellent opportunity to help drive, lead and shape a forward-looking safeguarding function. This role will influence and lead safeguarding operations within the county. This role will lead the development of safeguarding policies and procedures across all programmes. The post holder will lead on management of incidents reported, the investigation of these incidents, and ensuring that any learnings are actioned. This role will also lead on the development of a proactive approach to safeguarding across the county, identifying trends and patterns of incidents reported, identifying training requirements, and designing and delivering training as well as learning from best practices in other sports. This is an exciting opportunity to drive and shape a dynamic safeguarding function across the whole of Oxfordshire. The roles and responsibilities of the position can be found in the document below. How to ApplyOxfordshire Cricket are committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and all positions are subject to a safer recruitment process. Individuals must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom and only shortlisted candidates will be notified and invited to interview. To apply for the role of County Safeguarding Manager then we would be grateful to receive completed Safer Recruitment Application Forms to Operations Director, Nick Pinhol at [email protected] by 5pm on 6th August 2024 Stage 1 Interviews are currently planned to take place on 27th of August 2024Find out moreOxfordshire-Cricket-Safer-Recruitment-Application-Form County Safeguarding Manager - Oxfordshire Cricket Role Pack
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County Men Team News V Middlesex
19/07/2024Oxfordshire Cricket are pleased to announce the twelve man squad to take on Middlesex County Cricket Club this coming Sunday 21st July 2024 in the annual National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA) showcase match at Thame Town Cricket Club. The return of the fifty over format brings changes to the Oxfordshire squad who defeated Cheshire by an innings victory in the Durant Cricket NCCA Championship earlier this week. Joe Gordon and Seb Stuart-Reckling return to the squad, as does seventeen year old pathway product and Sussex academy player, Julian Laird who has recovered fully from a finger injury. Freddie Smith will make his first white ball appearance of the season for the county in place of Jonny Cater who is unavailable for selection. Luke Hayes is also included in the white ball squad for the first time since the opening preseason fixture, having missed both the Twenty20 and 50 over campaign through injury. Notable absentees for the Oxfordshire white ball squad include Sussex CCC and Oxfordshire pathway products, Harrison Ward who has been picked up as a replacement player for the Oval Invincibles in The Hundred and Zach Lion-Cachet, who is required by his professional County for their own showcase match. Wrist Spin All-rounder Tom Hinley is also unavailable for selection as he is included in the Worcestershire CCC squad for their showcase match and Metro Bank Competition. Oxfordshire will hope that their young and highly talented squad with an average age of just over twenty will thrive in the contest against their professional counterparts in the once a year annual showcase match. Play will commence at 11:00am and members, supporters and spectators who plan to attend are politely asked to take note of the information on our website regarding admission, parking, catering and seating. Forename Surname/Initial Qualification for Oxfordshire 1 Pravdeep CHAHAL PS Age Group 2 Thomas DAVIS TE Non-qualifying 3 Dylan DRISCOLL DA Age Group 4 Joe GORDON JA School 5 Jamie HARRISON JP School 6 Luke HAYES LB Age Group 7 Julian LAIRD JJF Age Group 8 Hayden ROSSOUW HK Club 9 Freddie SMITH FEH Age Group 10 Sebastian STUART-RECKLING SH School 11 George TAIT GG Age Group 12 Henry WELCH HR Age Group The selected team listed is subject to any changes before now and Sunday morning.
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