MEN’S CRICKET @hnccricket HUDDERSFIELD NEW COLLEGE ACADEMY facebook.com/hnccricket [email protected] The Cricket Academy was an immediate success at Huddersfield New College, and has since developed a national reputation for its excellence. The academy boasts several Yorkshire Academy and promising local league players. We have been on several tours, Visit from Gary Ballance notably to South Africa, Barbados and London (Lords). Due to its huge success, a development programme has been created where players who have the potential for the academy the following year can receive the same specialist coaching and play against some of the top schools and Visit from Dale Steyn colleges in Yorkshire and around the UK. Cricket Development Team Cricket Academy Jamie Marsden - Director of Sport and Head of Academies [email protected] Coaching is delivered 4 times a week Training takes place in the recently by David Weston (ECB Level 3 coach) built sports barn which includes and Peter Lombard (ECB Level 2 coach ECB cricket lanes for spin and fast and ex-professional cricketer). Training bowling… sessions include speed, agility, quickness development, video analysis as well as diet and nutrition. Students have the opportunity to represent the college on Wednesdays against other college and private school teams in the North East Region. In 2007 the Cricket Academy gained a fixture against the M.C.C. team, giving them the opportunity to play against ex-county professionals. 2016 saw the academy beat M.C.C. By 5 wickets at Honley C.C. Player Profile Ben Birkhead Studied BTEC L3 Coaching, Development and Fitness. Yorkshire Academy – Wicket Keeper Cricket Academy v M.C.C Club – Scholes C.C..