Wisbech
Youth
“One of the reasons that I joined Wisbech was the youth set
up. We now run seven junior teams from under 10 to under16
and they are encouraged to play senior cricket as soon as they
are allowed.
Our cricket week in August is a highlight of the summer and is
regular fixture for the school holidays and some parents ask in
December to know which week that it will take place in order
that their summer holidays don’t clash!”
Challenges/Ambitions
“Our biggest challenges include player retention, attracting
youngsters from the local schools and ensuring that the club is
a fully integrated club and not just a series of teams that meet
up on a Saturday or Sunday, play their fixture and leave. This
is our big priority.
We have ambitions to achieve East Anglia Premier League
status, as do several of the Cambridgeshire Premier League
teams. We believe that we are putting the infrastructure in
place to support this aim both on and off the field. This must
come from developing the youngsters and providing the best
and most welcoming facilities that we can.
In order to achieve this we are in the process, along with
our sister club Wisbech Town Hockey Club, of putting a bid
together to modernize and extend the pavilion to provide
better and more changing facilities and a larger bar and social
area. Once these are in place we will push to establish a ladies
team.”
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