The younger girl cricketers have their own training session, with full access to the nets for those who need them, every Sunday morning from 8:30am until 9:45 am at our main ground, New Road, Esher. Training runs for 15 weeks, starting on Sunday 21st April 2024.
All training is part of the annual mini club membership and Membership registration is available online for the 2024 season——->HERE,
Please also contact Sid Simmons at esherccgirlssection@gmail.com for further information on joining the club .
For the 2024 Season – the season starts on Sunday 21st April 2024 – training is every Sunday – for 15 weeks
| Age Group | Membership | Training | Times | Venue | Program | |
| Girls: U5 & U6 | £125 | Sunday | 8:30am to 9:45am | New Road | 15 wks | 21st April to 28th July 2024 |
| Girls: U8-U9 | £155 | Sunday | 8:30am to 9:45am | New Road | 15 wks | 21st April to 28th July 2024 |
| Girls: U10-U12 | £210 | Tuesday | 5:30pm-7pm | New Road | 15 wks | 23rd April to 30th July 2024 |
| Girls: U13+ | £210 | Tuesday | 7pm-8:30pm | New Road | 15 wks | 23rd April to 30th July 2024 |
| *Age groups are based on school years (U5-Reception, U6-Year 1, U7-Year 2, U8-Year 3) | ||||||
Training will be at our Main Ground of New Road, Esher, KT10 9NU. Only a cricket bat is required and any sports clothing can be worn.
The Clubhouse Café will be open all day on a Sunday and will be serving great coffee and Lek’s ever popular bacon rolls amongst other breakfast goodies. Snacks will be available for children.
We have a fantastic team of coaches led by Duncan Pauline, many with 1st class experience. Familiar faces of Nic, Sohail and Khurram will be supplemented by exciting new additions for the 2024 season
Coaching Aims
Our aims for the U5-U9 age group are to produce a 15-week coaching programme so that each young cricketer learns how to play the game, in a safe and enjoyable environment. We place a lot of emphasis on making sure that the girls enjoy the training and want to come back for more.
The younger players will usually play internal matches. The U8s and above will start playing competitive matches against other local teams.
All cricket is soft ball, therefore, no need for any protective equipment. The club can supply everything, but we do recommend young cricketers have their own bats, good for practicing at home. During the programme young cricketers will learn, batting basics, the main batting shots, different styles of bowling, the various fielding techniques and match awareness.
So that the young cricketers can gain the most from each session, we keep our coach: cricketer ratios as low as possible. All our coaches are fully ECB qualified with up-to-date child safety requirements and all have gained first aid certificates. At young age groups, the coaches will often try to involve parents in the session, for example feeding balls for the children to master their techniques.
Learning the correct cricket techniques from an early age really helps, when the cricketer gets older and starts to play matches in the Surrey Leagues
As the girls get older the training becomes more focussed in the following areas:
| – Shot Selection – Gaining an understanding of what shots to play for which ball delivered |
| – Introducing running between the wickets, calling & turning procedures & running the bat in |
| – Judging run taking, identifying balls to score from and balls to defend |
| – Setting & chasing run targets |
| – As always, continue to develop good batting technique |
| – Intoduce the different styles of bowling, seam, swing & spin |
| – Increase run ups and follow throughs |
| – Further develop stronger bowling actions |
| – Introduce fielding based match awareness sessions |
We are confident that the above structure will greatly support the continued development of junior cricket at Esher and provide all with lots of enjoyable cricket.
Looking forward to a busy and fun season ahead!
Kit needed
Although, the club can supply everything, owning and bringing along a bat is useful, it also aids practicing at home
For the under 7’s as they start to play external matches, we play in the Esher CC ‘blue’ playing shirt and any navy trousers/shorts. All can be purchased via the Esher Kit Shop . Please no names on the back, numbers and initials on the front are acceptable.
Age Group Managers
To learn more about becoming an Esher Girls cricketer – please contact Sid Simmons, our head of girls cricket at esherccgirlssection@gmail.com