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Sherwood
Cricket Club was established in 1965 and the Club owns the grounds and
clubhouse at Cloudesley Close, Rochester. The pleasant clubhouse has a
large lounge area and a licensed bar.
The Club
currently runs adult 1st and 2nd teams on Saturdays in the Kent Feeder
League East, together with 3 Sunday XI’s playing friendly matches (the
Sunday 1st XI plays some competitive matches in the Medway Area Sunday
Cricket League). The Youth Section enters teams at Under 11, Under 13,
Under 15 and Under 17 in the Medway Youth Cricket League.
In the 2008
season the Club provided coaching and matches for over 85 youngsters
with an age range of 8-17. The coaching is carried out by England and
Wales Cricket Board Qualified Coaches assisted by volunteers from the
parents and players from the club.
Everybody
involved in the coaching has been CRB checked for working with children.
The Club has its own Child Welfare Officer, details of whom are
available in this pack and who sits on the main Club Committee.
The Club
Committee has an active policy of bringing youth players who have
reached a safe level of competence into the adult teams, and we are
proud of the fact that the current Saturday and Sunday 1st XI’s contain
many former Sherwood youth players as well as current ones.
Our Sunday
3rd team is a transition team for youth players about to enter senior
cricket, and it plays a number of friendly games against other clubs in
the area. We believe that this shows a commitment from the club to
encourage the transition from youth to senior cricket in a structured
and well-planned way.
We promote a
friendly family style atmosphere and believe strongly that the Youth
Section is the lifeblood of the club, so we recognize its importance to
our future.
The Youth
Section currently enters teams at Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 (two
teams) and Under 17 in the Medway Youth Cricket League. Matches in these
leagues take place on Friday evenings (Under 11), Sunday mornings (Under
13, and 15) and Tuesday evenings for Under 17.
Coaching
takes place on various evenings at the ground and at local schools.
Details can be obtained from the coaches. We are actively involved with
local schools, and work closely with the local Medway Council Sports
Development Team and the Kent Cricket Board.
The club has
adopted the ECB ‘Safe Hands—Welfare of Young People in Cricket’ policy,
a copy of which is available from our website and displayed in the
clubhouse. We are pleased to say that the club is recognized for it’s
quality by achieving ECB Clubmark accreditation and being awarded Focus
Club status by the Kent Cricket Board in 2008.
This confirms
our commitment to cricket at all levels, but in particular to children
of all ages. We are an all-inclusive club and we welcome players
irrespective of age, gender, ethnic background or cricket ability.
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