Training is on Friday evenings, from 26th April 2024 from 6:15pm-8:15pm, for 15 weeks. All training is delivered by our professional coaches. There are around 60 players within the age group. All training and matchplay is included within the Club Membership.
All players have opportunity to play plenty of matches on well kept grass wickets. Match play is normally a Sunday and also on midweek evenings. For the 2024 season, we will play in the following Surrey Junior Cricket Championship Leagues. U13 Sunday – Tier 1 (2 teams), U13 Tier 1 Midweek, U13 – Tier 2 (2 teams). All matches are proper cricket and between 20-25 overs.
Representative Cricket: The following 6 players have also been successfully selected for Surrey Performance Squads for this 2024 season: Marley Gould, Sam Hawkins, Thomas Hooke, Barney Ashton, Harry Harding, James Siveyer, Joe Inch
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 and is supplied by Masuri. For the shirt, numbers are allowed on the back, but no names please. https://eshercc.co.uk/kit/
Training and Matchplay Focus – U13 Player Pathway
| Batting | – A good understanding of the techniques of all batting shots |
| – Knowledge of which shots to play to which balls – Shot Selection | |
| – Gaining an understanding of how to play deliveries that swing | |
| – How to play on certain types of wickets | |
| – Shot selection and hitting areas when playing spin bowlers | |
| – Hitting with power but keeping good shapes | |
| Bowling | – To be able to bowl 4 or 5 balls out of 6 in the same area |
| – To be able to bowl consistently to a 6:3 field | |
| – To be able to bowl good lines when bowling at Left / Right batting combinations | |
| – To be able to adjust line and length at will | |
| Fielding | – Introducing slip and gully fielding techniques |
| – How to put the batsman under pressure with your fielding | |
| – How to field in boundary positions or sweeping | |
| – Going for direct hit run outs |
Age Group Managers: John Bache and Paul Hawkins
If you are interested in joining us, please contact John on the email above.
Please see below for our 2023 Season Report (U12s)
63 boys, five league entries and 65 matches in total meant a busy and fruitful year for the Under 12s. Some experienced heads and new recruits saw competitive cricket at Tier 1 and Tier 2 level. Our rotation policy and wish to give all players valuable game time at Tier 1 level saw us competitive in all leagues. We achieved honours of winning the Tier 1 and Tier 2 midweek leagues and runner’s up in the Sunday Tier 1 league. In the Surrey Cup, we were looking to secure a 3rd successive Trophy. The campaign got off to a great start with wins over Thames Ditton and East Molesey. A cup semi-final place beckoned after a decent bowling and fielding effort restricted Horsley to a chaseable 135 but to much bemusement a succession of caught wickets tumbled and we ended up 57 all out! In defeat comes learnings that this group will take forward to the National U13 ECB Cup in 2024. Though all boys worthy of mentions, the end of season awards saw Joe Inch and Rannvj Tomar take the players player awards and Max Schroder and Toby Tomlinson taking the managers player awards. Well done to all it’s s been a great 2023 and the strong community, team ethic and togetherness across the age group has continued to flourish. Roll on the 2024 season!