GIRLS' CRICKET
We run three age group teams for our young girls as well as our Women's team which girls can be invited to play for. Further to our girls age group teams, girls are more than welcome to join in with our mixed age group teams, details are on the Junior Section page.
JUNIOR CRICKET SPONSORS
INFORMATION
SESSIONS
Practice and coaching sessions for ages five and up run on Friday evenings from the end of April until the end of August for our U9s and older, and the end of July for our U5-U8s. Sessions are predominantly held at our West Chiltington ground.
MATCHES
We encourage all our girls from U9 upwards to make themselves available for league and friendly matches. There are also occasional 6-a-side tournaments, and/or the Sussex Junior Cricket Festival (SJCF) in August. The SJCF is a competition where each age group plays 3 or 4 matches during one week of the summer holidays.
EQUIPMENT
The club can provide protective equipment for players when they first start playing with a hard ball, but you’re encouraged to buy your own equipment as your child progresses through the club. Girls are encouraged to wear a club cap and shirt when playing in matches.
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We hold a second-hand kit sale at Friday evening sessions. We also have an online club shop where branded club clothing can be purchased. Otherwise cricket equipment can be purchased from sports retailers.
JOINING US
Please head to our Junior Cricket page for more information on signing your daughter up to girl's cricket at West Chiltington & Thakeham Cricket Club!
AGE GROUPS/TEAMS
U5 & U6
Reception and Year 1 at school.​
Simple softball cricket for our youngest girls. Lots of fun games with a cricket theme.
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Training: Friday 5-6pm
U7 & U8
Years 2 and 3 at school.
Fun softball cricket with a little bit of skills, drills and techniques. Older girls may be invited to play matches with our U9 Girls softball team.
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Training: Friday 6-7pm
U9
Years 4 at school.
Manager/Coach: Lisa Bonnyman
Training: Fridays, 5:30-7pm
Matches: Sussex Cricket Foundation U9 Softball Pairs - Sunday mornings. This group will train with the U10/U11 Girls and some players may be invited to play in U11 Softball League matches on Wednesday evenings.​
U10 & U11
Years 5 and 6 at school.
Training: Fridays, 5:30-7pm
Matches: Sussex Cricket Foundation U11 Softball Pairs - Wednesday evenings. Some girls may also be invited to train with our hardball group in the later Friday session and play in hardball matches.​
U12+
Years 7 and upwards at school.
(plus younger girls who have shown an aptitude and confidence with hardball cricket)
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Training: Friday 7:15-8:45pm
Matches: Our U12s will play in the Sussex Cricket Foundation U12 Girls 8 a-side pairs hard ball League. - Matches are on Thursday evenings. We will also be arranging 9 a-sde standard rules hard ball matches on Tuesday evenings.
Older girls in this section are also eligible to play in the Women’s matches.
AGES 16+
Year 11 upwards (and eligable players aged 12+)
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Girls aged 16+ are invited to join our women’s section. We have a very young women’s team and are keen to welcome all 16+ players to help us build the future of women’s cricket at West Chiltington. We play in the Sussex Women's Cricket League Division 2, and in both the Sussex Slam Cup and Slam Shield as well as in the Women’s Softball League.
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Hardball Training: Mondays 6:30-8pm.
Matches: Most women’s matches are on Sunday but we do have some Slam Cup fixtures.
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Softball Training: Wednesdays 6:30-8pm.
Matches: Most softball matches are midweek but we do have some Sunday fixtures.
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Our focus is to create an environment where the Junior section grows in both numbers and sporting ability. To achieve this we encourage Juniors to continue as active members of the club and play competitive cricket for the senior teams, both Women’s and Mixed.
