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Vacancy: Community Coach

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We are delighted to invite outstanding candidates to apply for an exciting opportunity at Oxfordshire Cricket. Community Coach c.£18,000-£20,000 depending on experience Oxfordshire Cricket is a thriving organisation and we are proud of our achievements in delivering our Community programmes across the county. These programmes are aimed at growing the game beyond traditional audiences and providing a flow of talent to our clubs and pathway programmes. The continuing growth of our participation programme has created a demand for additional qualified coaches who are enthusiastic about continuing to develop and improve their coaching skills.The Community Cricket Coach role is central to the successful delivery of our schools programme and national programmes. This includes but is not limited to Chance to Shine (CTS), All Stars Cricket (ASC), Dynamos Cricket (DC) and community projects and initiatives. Successful candidates will be responsible for delivering safe, engaging and inspiring cricket sessions to children and young people, as well as engaging and inspiring teachers and parents. Additionally, they will need to have strong communication, organisational and reporting skills and the drive to achieve set outcomes. If you would like to discuss either of these roles further, then please contact Zoe Pugh at zpugh@oxoncb.com. We would gratefully receive all Cover Letters and CV’s by Friday 13th of August submitted to zpugh@oxoncb.com. Follow the link below to find out more: Oxfordshire Cricket Community Coach Description
Pathway Nominations are NOW OPEN!

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Clubs and Schools were contacted at the end of last week and invited to nominate players for the 2021-22 Play Pathway that they feel have the greatest potential; those whose current performance is above their peers, those who you believe have the capability or capacity to represent Oxfordshire at Age group level and those whose development may be accelerated via the support of an organised structure. It is from these nominations that we shall invite players to attend the first phase of the 2021-22 Pathway programme which commences in the Autumn. Player nominations should be submitted by a Club, School, Coach or Official and we ask that you please note the following information before nominating a player; Players currently representing Oxfordshire Boys or Girls Age Groups will automatically be invited each forthcoming year. Please click here for a summary of the 2021 Pathway Squads. Players who were deselected from a Pathway phase will automatically be invited back the following year to ensure that talent is recaptured. If you are unsure of an individual’s exit point, then please nominate the player. Players that are new to the system, have moved into the county, opted to exit the pathway or have progressed since their previous involvement within the pathway require nomination. To qualify for Oxfordshire a player must ordinarily either have been born in Oxfordshire, live in Oxfordshire, play club cricket in Oxfordshire, go to school in Oxfordshire or have represented Oxfordshire at County Age Group level the previous programme year. Nominated Girls must be born between 01/09/2003 and 31/08/2013 and nominated Boys between 01/09/2003 and 31/08/2013. Please submit one response for each player you are nominating using the online form provided. All nominations MUST be received by Sunday 15th August 2021. We ask that you provide accurate information and that you obtain consent to share player, parent or guardian information before submitting. Please click here to NOMINATE A PAYER Should you have any questions regarding the nominations process please contact Performance Cricket Coordinator, Alex Westbury on awestbury@oxoncb.com or Performance Cricket Manager, Matthew Barnes on mbarnes@oxoncb.com
2021 Grassroots Cricket Awards

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Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to launch this year's 2021 Grassroots Cricket Awards, which seeks to reward and recognise volunteers across Oxfordshire who has made a difference to their club or community group. This year we will look to reward and recognise volunteers through expanding events such as the Finals Day and Pathway Awards at Wormsley, to see it now include the 2021 Grassroot Cricket Awards. There will also be further events that will look to reward and recognise volunteers. There are eight 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 categories are as follows: 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. Rising Star Award – Young volunteer making a difference – 11 – 16-year-olds Game changer – Young volunteer 17 – 25-year-olds making a difference in the game. 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. 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. Lifetime achiever – That one individual who has given many years of service to your club or community group you could not do without. Cricket innovators – Someone who has brought new ideas and/or implemented new systems to improve your club or community group. How Can You Nominate Someone? You can nominate someone by clicking here to complete an online form to nominate someone. All nominations received before the 16th of August will be considered, with the county winners being put forward for the national awards.

County Men Team News v Wiltshire

31/07/2021

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12 man squad selected to play against Wiltshire this Sunday in a three-day NCCA Championship match at Salisbury and South Wilts Sports Club (SP2 9NY. Oxfordshire will be seeking to get their first win of the season in the NCCA Three Day Championship after last weeks eight-wicket defeat to Cheshire. Oxfordshire Squad Olly Clarke *Gareth Andrew Marcus Campopiano +Prav ChahalAlex Chapman Tom Cosford Tom Haynes Zach Lion-CachetMax ManneringFreddie SmithGeorge Tait Zac Wilton - 12th Man Lion-Cachet and Chahal will be making their NCCA Championship debuts for Oxfordshire.
Youth Competitions Roundup 30th July

30/07/2021

Week 14 results round-up from PlayCricket together with links to the league tables: U11 League Congratulations to:- Chipping Norton & District U11s winning Pool 1 with only 1 loss during the season - the final league table can be found at:Pool 1 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)- Goring on Thames U11s winning Pool 5 and going unbeaten all season - the final league table can be found at:Pool 5 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)- Abingdon Vale U11s winning Pool 6 and going unbeaten all season - the final league table can be found at:Pool 6 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com) A spotlight article on the group winners will follow in the next couple of weeks. Links below for remaining Pool Tables:Pool 2 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)Pool 3 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)Pool 4 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com) U11 Super 8 Hardball Congratulations to:- Goring on Thames U11s winning Pool 2 and going unbeaten all season - the final league table can be found at:Pool 2 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)- Kingston Bagpuize U11 Pairs winning a very close Pool 4 from Sunningwell CC on Net Run Rate - the final league table can be found at:Pool 4 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)- Thame Town U11 Pairs winning a competitive Pool 5 - the final league table can be found at:Pool 5 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com) A spotlight article on the group winners will follow in the next couple of weeks. Links below for remaining Pool Tables:Pool 1 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)Pool 3 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com) U11 Super 8 Softball - Eynsham beat Witney Mills by 73 runs Congratulations to:- Eynsham CC winning Pool 1 with 8 straight wins - the final league table can be found at:Pool 1 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com) A spotlight article on the group winners will follow in the next couple of weeks. Links below for remaining Pool Tables:Pool 2 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com) U13 Gauntlet Goblet - Semi-Final Draw - Kingston Bagpuize CC v Banbury CC- Charlbury CC v Oxford CC U19 League- Shipton under Wychwood beat Kidlington by 107 runs with Dee Jarvis 47; Jake Romanek 42; Abi Norgrove 3 for 9 and Arthur Hanson 2 for 13- Banbury beat Hook Norton by 6 wickets with Ali Short 67; Charlie Haselgrove 3 for 11 and Savi Sangha 2 for 18- Aston Rowant beat Oxford by 5 wickets with Tristan Rossouw 46; 2 for 18 and Aimee Diab 3 for 11- Cumnor beat Didcot by 33 runs with Dylan Driscoll 77; W Price 56no, 2 for 34 and Samuel Down 2 for 28. Jacob Townsend 56 for Didcot. Links below for each Pool Table:Pool 1 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)Pool 2 - Oxfordshire Cricket Club Competitions (play-cricket.com)
Bernard Tollett & Wilf Bennett Trophy Results Roundup

30/07/2021

This week saw action in both the Bernard Tollett Semi-Finals and Wilf Bennett Quarter Finals. Bernard Tollett Semi-Finals: Banbury CC beat Oxford Downs by 50 runs with Lloyd Sabin 51no; Charlie Hill 48 & 3 for 7 and Richard Simpson 3 for 15. Aston Rowant CC beat Horspath CC in an absolute thriller by 1 run with Thomas Condon 50; George Reid 36no ; Leo Bethell 2 for 16 and Karl Penhale 2 for 26. For Horspath, Anupam Sanklecha 38; Tyrone Eyles 28; LLoyd Belcher 2 for 15 and Jehan Mohammad 2 for 22. The holders, Banbury CC to face Aston Rowant CC in the Bernard Tollett Trophy Final at Wormsley Cricket Ground on Saturday 18 September. Wilf Bennett Quarter Finals: Langford beat Thame Town by 75 runs with Harry Stevens 90; Tom Stevens 2 for 29 and Matt Bicker 2 for 18. In reply for Thame, Luke Hayes 44no and Christopher Jeffcock 2 for 48. Oxford CC beat Brackley CC by 8 wickets with Dom Whinfrey 46no; Barney Carey 40no and Lachy Collopy 2 for 15. D Gibson 49 for Brackley. Semi-Final Line Up: Oxford CC v Langford CC Oxenford CC v Henley CC

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