Hampshire Board Women and Girls N e w s l e t t e r

October 2013 Women and Girls Newsletter

F o r e w o r d by Mike Pollard Women & Girls Cricket Development Manager

This is the first of great to see so many coming year. what will hopefully be girls being given the H e a d l i n e Kind regards, n e w s : an annual newsletter opportunity to play 2 Hampshire girls updating you on the cricket, which is a Mike selected for developments in testament to all ! women and girl’s involved. 4 Hampshire girls cricket in Hampshire. talent tested for It has been another England We are very lucky in busy year and lots 17 teams in the Hampshire Hampshire to have so has happened in the women’s league many people who are last 12 months or so. 33 new girls at passionate about This gives a quick Petersfield CC women & girls cricket snapshot of all that 58 girls and their and who put in an has been going on coaches at Spin 02380 475632 Day enormous amount of across the county. 07920 452 527 hard work. 99 new female I hope you enjoy scorers and michael.pollard@ umpires Hampshire has come reading it and look ageasbowl.com 160 girls at the a long way over the forward to seeing Kwik Cricket County Finals last few years and it is many of you over the

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Women & Girls Steering Group

Starting out 2 The Hampshire and 13 women’s clubs Hopefully this In our schools 2 Women and Girls in Hampshire. newsletter gives you a Steering Group was flavour of Hampshire Chance to Shine 3 set up in 2010 as an To see the Women cricket and we look advisory group for the and Girls Pathway forward to hearing any Girls at the AB 4 HCB on all aspects of please follow this link: comments you may women and girls http:// have. View from the 4 cricket in Hampshire. www.ageasbowl.com/ clubs community/women- We would be grateful if This year we have and-girls/ you could circulate via Around the 4 implemented a email to all girls and districts number of new And the W&G strategy: ladies involved in your initiatives as well as http:// club. spending time www.ageasbowl.com/ County 5 strengthening an cms/documents/ Anne Craft HCL 6 already robust Women%20and% Ron Hodgson structure. 20Girls%20Strategy% Chris Russell Providing Role 6 202011%20Web.pdf Emma Cowdrill Models We are very fortunate Mike Pollard to have 17 girls clubs Women and Girls Newsletter Page 2

Starting out — Kwik Cricket & Pairs cricket tournaments

Kwik cricket is an running for a number designed to enthuse excellent way to get of years. These are them and show them into cricket for great fun, an how much fun can be primary school enjoyable day out had playing cricket. children. Hampshire and clubs from all clubs a number of over the county travel Despite the Kwik Cricket festivals to take part. downpours, all the and hundreds of girls girls had a great day enjoyed their first Easter Taster Day with 10 immediately introduction to deciding to join their competitive cricket at The HCB ran a pilot local clubs. one of these over the scheme this Easter in summer. North Hampshire to The day was run by

encourage more girls Hampshire Coaches Several clubs also ably assisted by 21 run U9 and U11 to play cricket. 40 girls from the district tournaments girls from 11 North specifically for girls Hampshire schools through to the ladies and some of these attended a day of county squad. have now been drills and games run

In our schools

For the last few years In the summer term the HCB have run both schools played limited indoor and outdoor over games in order to competitions for girls in become county schools. In the Spring champions. At U15 teams from all over the Kings beat county fought for Farnborough Hill and at places in the Lady U13 Testbourne beat Taverner's Final that PGS. Congratulations was held at the to all girls who played Eversley Indoor Centre in a well spirited in March. competition.

Both Testbourne at Next season we hope U13 and Lord Wands- to expand these com- worth College at U15 petitions further to give went forward to the even more schoolgirls Regional Competition the opportunity to in Taunton after represent their school victories in their at cricket. respective age groups. Page 3 Women and Girls Newsletter

Aims of Chance to Shine: 1. Increased participation 2. More children becoming physically active 3. Pupils gaining new knowledge and skills Chance to Shine – how can it help you 4. More children joining local cricket clubs County U15 Coach played 22 games of girls in Hampshire 5. Increase competitive Ron Hodgson was cricket this Summer Schools & Clubs, cricket opportunities in heavily involved in already culminating in getting involved with schools running Chance to winning a skills coaching and 6. Understand the Shine this year on display at enjoying time talking importance of respect, behalf of 4 Hampshire Hampshire’s T20 the girls and signing teamwork, honesty, self- clubs and fell just game v Sussex on their bats. belief and determination short of his target of July 12th in front of 7. Educate through cricket 100 children who thousands of cricket The HCB were successfully joined fans. extremely grateful to clubs this season. A the Hampshire magnificent The total roster of Cricket Community achievement that has girls and ladies at Trust who provided had a major impact on Petersfield now thousands of goody the clubs involved. exceeds 50 (up from bags, which included 6 only 4 years ago!), free ticket offers for Below is a short we also now have 4 the Ageas Bowl, for report on the state of volunteer coaches children who the female game at and 2 managers participated in Petersfield CC from within the club Chance to Shine. Chris Russell: focused solely on girls Simon Fox, HCCT and ladies cricket.” If your club would like Manager said: “The goody “Ron completed C2S to be involved in the bags are a reward we sessions at some We were fortunate to Chance to Shine decided to offer young local schools and that secure the services of project, please email people on the Chance to has led to 33 new un- Chance to Shine Mike Pollard to find Shine programme for their der 11 girls playing Ambassador and out more. outstanding effort and cricket. The club has England enthusiasm. For some also entered the Charlotte Edwards for youngsters it is their first Hampshire Ladies several days this experience of cricket and league and on a summer and she to have that opportunity combined basis has visited hundreds of delivered by an Women and Girls Newsletter Page 4

Girls at the Ageas Bowl

On the 12th July, on win in a tense match the main pitch at the that went down to the Ageas Bowl, teams of last over. U11 girls from 7 The county Kwik Hampshire clubs took Cricket finals were part in the annual held on the 5 July at Zooters Challenge the AB, with featuring skills such Hampshire then being as ‘hit a massive six.’ given the honour of ‘target bowling’ and hosting the Regional ‘diving catching.’ The Finals!! winners formed a guard of honour for Bentley from the the Hampshire Royals North faced Fair Oak- and Sussex Sharks from the South with and all girls then Bentley the eventual enjoyed Hampshire’s winners.

View from the clubs

We are lucky to have an ever expanding of clubs that offer that goes on in our Petersfield number of clubs that cricket to women and clubs, from running and encourage women's girls and are keen to girls tournaments, to Tichbourne and girls cricket in help and support getting involved in have also Hampshire. clubs looking to start Chance to Shine thus started girls/ female sections. enabling more girls to womens However we are have access to teams this always looking to There is a huge cricket,, to supporting season!! increase the number amount of good work lone female players.

Around the Districts

At present there are 3 by Twyford School. going to change to districts in Hampshire U12, 14 and 16. This – North, Winchester This year competition will provide a better and the South (an was fierce and pathway into County amalgamation of the despite the weather cricket and also South East and New putting a dampener allows girls moving Forest.) Each district on things in June, out of the U15 County appoints it's own most matches were set up to drop back to coaches, holds trials played and the results District for another in September and are as follows: year to support their runs winter training development and give sessions for the three U11— South them more matches. age groups – U11, U13— Winchester This is critical U13 and U15. There U15— Winchester especially outside the are 2 indoor festivals north where there are held at the Ageas currently no leagues Bowl and 2 outdoor Next season the age for this age group. festivals kindly hosted groups for District are Page 5 Women and Girls Newsletter

County

level 3 coach, who is Last season was a George. for these girls not only himself a renowned bumper year for our to further their own spinner. This course was county age group The girls followed an game, but to develop invite only & girls were squads with our U13's individually tailored as a team ready for selected from all county, just missing out to programme through the future as part of district & club teams. Lancashire in the the winter in addition the full women's side. Hopefully this course National Final, our to their county encouraged both girls & U15's winning the T20 training. The tour is self coaches alike & we look & our U17's semi funding & the girls are forward to seeing many finalists in their The aims of the working hard to raise more spin bowlers as a National competition. programme are: to enough money to go result. develop players who on the trip through This season the U13’s have the potential to various events they Thanks to the HCBCA who qualified for the play both Regional have organised. kindly sponsored this National finals for the cricket and for These will be event. second year in a row, England age group publicised via email & the U15’s finished in sides. posters in your club, 2nd position in their so do please support. league & although the Enhance the U17’s struggled due performance of Malvern and Taunton to availability and County Age Group Festivals injuries, they were teams which will in able to call up some turn improve the In July and August the talented U15’s to performance of the U15 & U13 squads enable them to fulfil Hampshire Senior travel to Taunton & their fixtures. Ladies team. Malvern for their annual county Our Women's side Hampshire Girls festivals. Teams from remained in Division 3 called up for England! all over the country following a play off converge on these 2 New! County U11 victory. Again a 2 of our U15’s have market towns for 4 Development Team highlight was the been selected for days of matches and This season Hampshire opportunity for some training with the a chance to make ran an U11 County of our younger age England U15 squad. new friends. Development Squad.16 group players to play from girls were selected at the up. Romsey & OT's & Liv Spin it to Win It!! Indoor District Festivals Stokes from and played 4 friendly EPP Langley Manor have Having spent time at enjoyed enormous the England fixtures over the summer. In September 2012 success at U15 level Performance Centre the first ever & in August went to in Loughborough last Emerging Players the England U15 August, Mike Pollard, Programme for girls in Camp in Berkshire. Women's and Girls Hampshire was CDM, identified spin launched. Only 6 girls Dubai bowling as an area of were selected after weakness in careful consideration Another new initiative Hampshire. In by the EPP Head is the first ever girls response to this a Coach Ian Stuart and tour. In April 2014 our Girls Only Spin Day in discussion with best seventeen U19 was run at the their county coaches. girls will travel to Dummer Indoor These were Emily Dubai to take part in Cricket Centre in Windsor, Leanne the U19 ARCH February and 38 girls In August 2012 we Davies, Gemma Trophy against teams & 20 coaches took an U13 Harper, Martha such as the MCC and attended a very development squad to Bilsland, Providence Lancashire. This is an successful day led by the Malvern Festival Cowdrill and Katie exciting opportunity Richard Hindley a Page 6 Women and Girls Newsletter

Hampshire Cricket League and the Women’s Game

The women's game is The opportunity of a enough to rub shoulders and has achieved great expanding in training session run by with her. Although Lottie things but she is so Hampshire! This Charlotte Edwards gave visited local schools down to earth and season 17 clubs took one club the interest and helped with a straightforward in her part in 2 divisions and needed to start a teacher training outlook that everyone 2014 looks set to be women's section, as session, the main focus immediately feels even better with Jon Bennett Head of was her involvement in comfortable in her Basingstoke and a joint Women and Girls launching the Club’s company. During our Andover/Fair Oak team Cricket at Basingstoke Women’s Cricket subsequent weekly already keen to enter. and North Hants CC Section during an training sessions for the reports: evening taster session. ladies the coaches often Many thanks to Anne It was great to see refer back to the Craft who has worked “Charlotte Edwards trip women of all ages come session with Charlotte tirelessly setting the to Basingstoke in June along to be coached by to remind them of league up and ensuring was a truly inspiring Charlotte. She is one of coaching points.” that it continues to occasion for the various those rare people who grow. groups who were lucky you just know is special

Providing Role Models

Young Sports sponsored by the coaching in schools and other women and girls to Leaders Hants & IOW Sports clubs this season. become involved in this Partnership & the Several also gave up aspect of the game. During the February half HCBCA. their time to help with term 14 county U15 the indoor and outdoor Scorers and umpires Girls plus a The girls learnt how to district festivals both courses are being district U15 and a run set up, explain and with umpiring, scoring & planned for south of the county U17 attended an demonstrate various running teams. county after Christmas ECB Sports fun games and drills. and coach helper Leaders Course run by All came away positive Women's & Girls courses in the Autumn. Ross Hunter on behalf about the experience Scorers & Umpires of the HCB at Twyford and have put their new Courses School. This was skills to good use As a county we can now In the Spring, just prior draw upon the to the new experience and season, Cove CC (on enthusiasm of 40 behalf of the HCB) female coaches and hosted two courses have begun female only specifically for ladies & UKCC1 courses that run girls. Both the alongside other umpires and scorers coaching courses. course were run by the HCB's very own Ray Holyer and his team and a total of 99 ladies and girls learnt the ins and outs of scoring and umpiring in the relaxed atmosphere created by Ray. Hopefully the sight of these new scorers and umpires will inspire