Training is on Monday evenings, from 20th April 2026 from 6.15pm-8.15pm, for 15 weeks. All training is delivered by our professional coaches. All training and matchplay is included within the Club Membership. Annual Membership is available from our shop.
All players have opportunity to play plenty of matches on well kept grass wickets. Match play is both on a Sunday and midweek.
The Under 12 age group sees all players playing proper ‘out your out’ cricket, away from the pairs cricket they experienced in the younger age groups. All players train and play with a hard ball.
The main ethos of the age group is plenty of cricket and development of all.
Match playing Kit: All players will be required to have their own protective kit (Bat, Helmet, Pads, Gloves, Box) For matchplay we play in the Esher Navy Blue Playing Shirt and Navy trousers. Kit is available to purchase from the club kit shop. For the shirt, numbers are allowed on the back, but no names please. https://eshercc.co.uk/kit/
Training and Matchplay Focus – U12 Player Pathway
| Batting | – Understanding and identifying the main hitting areas when playing Spin |
| – Using your feet to make spin bowling easier | |
| – Developing further the various sweep shots | |
| – How to play fast bowling | |
| – How to play swing bowling by play the ball late | |
| – How to pace your innings – Chasing or Setting a Target | |
| Bowling | – Reinforcing the skills learned from previous years |
| – Having a good understanding when to attack and to defend when bowling | |
| – To be able to recognise where a batsman is trying to score from the bowling | |
| – To understand the Term Attaching Dots | |
| – To start to look at batsmen’s techniques and identify the weak areas of their game | |
| Fielding | – Anticipating where the ball will go, from looking at the shape of the batsman’s shot |
| – Being comfortable when taking high catches | |
| – Introducing diving and slides to save runs | |
| – One handed pick ups when going for a run out |
Age Group Managers: Mark Hopkinson
If you are interested in joining us and would like extra information, please contact Mark on the email above.