February News
Congratulations to John Fry who recently progressed through to the ECB Level 3 coaching award which now means the academy boasts seven Level 3 coaches, with one currently going through the process. This allows for high quality coaching in our current elite age groups programmes and additionally specialist 121 coaching which is available on midweek evenings and weekend mornings. Contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk or call 07984 830412 to organise a session.
In preparation for the new season In-Touch Cricket can confirm an elite pre-season training camp from the 2nd to 5th April for very good standard cricketers from u12 to u16 at Epsom College. Weather permitting the programme will be based outside with the use of an indoor facility if required and will include a daily programme of strength & conditioning with one of our qualified S&C coaches, batting, bowling & fielding skill sets, net sessions, middle practice, daily swim and a hot or cold lunch provided each day. For further details please click here.
With growing pressure on young athletes to perform in their chosen sport In-Touch Cricket has identified the need for these young cricketers to gain the required support to potentially cope with any unwanted and negative thinking that can impact on their performance. Therefore In-Touch coach Bob Cook who is a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) which is currently part of the ECB coach education programme at Level 4 will run theory based sessions using skills and techniques to help players enhance their psychological flexibility and skills at the same time as their cricket specific technical skills. More details to follow soon however please contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk to indicate your interest.
The proposed In-Touch Cricket tour of Dubai is now scheduled for the half term break (dates 28th Oct to 4th Nov 2012) in conjunction with the G Force Cricket Academy who are based in Dubai. For more details click here.
January News
In-Touch Cricket has a full coaching programme available moving into January 2012 with intensive elite programmes from u10/11 through to u19. Additionally the drop in net session and elite Academy nets run on a Friday evening and both 121 and group coaching sessions are available. For availability of places please go to our courses page or contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk or call 07984 830412.
Our on-line shop has discounted all its items considerably from January with Incrediballs & seam windballs £4, Plastic Stumps £12.99, hard base stumps £17.99, six mini tennis balls £3.50, agiilty ladders & fielding stump £12.50 & cut down bats at £30 or £35 with mini tennis balls. These items can be purchased on-line or contact 07984 830412 to make an order. Additionally from January/February our on-line shop will be selling branded In-Touch adidas clothing such as hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, baselayers & beanie hats.
In-Touch Cricket associates Powerplay Cricket has scheduled it's u13 & u14 Festivals for August 2012 at Epsom College after the success of the event in 2011. For further details visit the Powerplay website.
December News
Congratulations to a number of boys involved in the In-Touch programmes on selection for their respective Surrey County age group squads as follows. At u11 Dhruv Haridas, Sanjay Patel, Jac Cleaver, Marcus Wint, Rithik Gonella, u12 Jamie Smith, Rehan Ratnasbapathy, Gus Leonard, Fred Boys, Tom Guise, Crawford Wilson (Berkshire CCC) u13 Abdullah Nazir, Adam Lee (both Middlesex CCC) u14 Tom Homes, Ed Knight (both Junior EPP Surrey programme), Shazaib Rana, Isaac Braithwaite, Connor Wint and Connor Cody u17. In addition a large number of boys across the age groups are part of the Surrey district programmes.
In-Touch cricket now has a You Tube channel that will be update regularly over the coming months. Thanks to In-Touch student Connor Cody for designing the site which he will manage and maintain.
S&C coaches Gareth Davies and Alex Barnard put all the boys through the second lot of testing in week nine of the elite courses to gauge the levels of improvements that were very pleasing in outcome. To view the stats click here
October / November News
The Elite programmes are well under way with 65 young cricketers from u10/11 through to u17 participating in the specialist courses. S&C coaches Gareth Davies and Alex Barnard have taking all the boys through some basic movement patterns and testing including the gruelling YO-YO test with signs of improvements already. On the cricket skills front the Alex Tudor has led sessions with our u10/11 & u12 squads engaging brilliantly with the boys and Neil Kendrick has done some initial work with the spinners in the older group amongst the usual skill set sessions.
In-Touch Cricket is running specialist masterclass sessions on December 28th & 29th at Epsom College covering both batting and bowling with more details to be published soon.
As announced in September In-Touch Cricket is running a 10 day tour to Dubai in April 2012 with some places still available. For more details please contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk
The January to March 2012 coaching programme dates is now published on the courses page of the website.
September News
In-Touch Cricket is currently looking for Level 3 or experienced Level 2 coaches based in Middlesex who have the desire and passion to set up an In-Touch Academy located in Middlesex. If anyone is interested please contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk
Gareth Davies who is a highly qualified Strength & Conditioning Coach will be leading all the S&C for the elite squads over the autumn / winter period. Gareth is currently a full time S&C coach with Chelsea Football Club looking after the ladies academy, reserves and 1st team squad.
Congratulations to Ben Scott who has been offered a one year contract with Wrcestershire for the 2012 season. Ben was heavily involved with the elite programmes over last winter running the Strength & Conditioning sessions and cricket skills sessions.
In-Touch Cricket Academy has organised a 10 day Elite Training Camp to Dubai in preparation for the 2012 season to be hosted by our partners in Dubai G-Force Cricket Academy. This is a great opportunity to be part of a specialist coaching and playing programme for young cricketers u12 to u16 at a great destination.
In-Touch is delighted to announce the continued support from adidas as the 'Official supplier of Kit' to the academy for 2012. Adidas has now supported the academy since its incorporation in 2008.
In-Touch Cricket has formed a partnership with Dubai based academy G-Force Cricket Academy. G-Force runs coaching programmes throughout the year in Dubai and Bangalore at he SGK International School which is overseen by the founder Gopal Jasapara and ex West Indies captain Jimmy Adams. The relationship will see exchange programmes between the UK, Dubai and India including specialist coaching and fixtures. Further details will be announced soon.
July / August News
Ex West Indies captain Jimmy Adams led a batting masterclass for In-Touch Cricket on the 11th August at Epsom College. Twenty young aspiring cricketers were treated to a session on playing against spin and in particular the sweep shot and advancing down the wicket. Many thanks to Jimmy who was an instant hit with the boys in a thoroughly enjoyable and learning experience. To view all the images click here.
In-Touch Cricket u13 team recently participated in an international T20 Festival at Epsom College organised by Powerplay Cricket which Matt Homes is part of. The competition included G-Force from Dubai who remained unbeaten until they were beaten by London Warriors in the final and Switzerland u13's. In-Touch reached the 5th/6th play off where they were defeated by the CCM Academy and a great week was had by all.
Congratulations to u11 cricketer Jamie Smith who was named the Surrey u11 batsman of the year with a string of scores for the Surrey CAG team with scores of 76* v Warickshire, 95 v Kent, 74 v Hampshire, 65 v Sussex and quickfire 24 off 10 balls v Middlesex. Jamie has been part of the In-Touch programmes for the last 3 years. Additionally Liam Head who is also part of the academy won the Surrey u11 bowler of the year and Rahul Desai the most improved Surrey u9 player of the year. Well done!
If you a looking to continue your cricket training over the course of the year the autumn and winter months the In-Touch programmes are now finalised and on our courses page. In addition 121 coaching is available with currently five coaches within the In-Touch team at ECB level 3 standard.
May / June News
A 2 day course specifically relating to 20/20 skills will take place at Epsom College on the 1st & 2nd August 10am to 3pm. The cost for 1 day is £50 and 2 days £90. The sessions will include the Dilscoop, Power Hit, Switch Hit and the various types of sweep shots! Please contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk to book a place.
Congratulations to u13 cricketers Ed Knight and Tom Homes who have been nominated to participate in the ECB Cricket Talent Test (CTT) in September at Loughborough. CTT is a residential programme conducting some innovative new approaches to talent testing, tracking and selection.
Well done to Academy coach Sam Schofield who recently completed the UKCC3 coaching qualification. Sam has been part of In-Touch Cricket since its inception in 2008 and is a highly regarded coach experienced in both leading group sessions and 121 coaching.
The early part of the season has seen some outstanding performances from boys involved with In-Touch Cricket. Harry Williams u13 notched up two centuries for his prep school with 113* v Belmont, 103* v Tower House in addition to 77 v Kingswood House, 58 v Twickenham and 61 for East district v Outer. Other notable district performances at u13 from Sam Ellison 8/0/16/4 for Inner v East, Tom Homes 7/2/8/3 & Adam Lawrence 3.4/1/11/4 for East v West , Jack Strange 8/2/40/3 for East v Outer and Niall Solomon 92* for Central v Outer. At u15 Sam Homes scored 85 v Fullbrook School, Aymun Ali 50* for Spencer v Leatherhead and Guy Lancefield 5 wickets for a misely 5 runs for Banstead v Spencer. At u11 Sam Hall is in fine form with 50* v Outer, 52* v Hawthorns and 48 v Outer district. Finally Ed Knight and Tom Homes contributed to Surrey u13s first game and victory over Bucks with Ed picking two early wickets and Tom allround effort of 21* and 2 wickets.
In-Touch Cricket Academy u11s fell short by 4 runs chasing 210 against Berkshire with Harry Alderson notching up a 102* and Freddie Boys 42.
April News
Late in April on a blustery and sunny day the In-Touch Academy u11 team met the Hampshire u11 CAG team on the main square at Epsom College. On winning the toss In-Touch skipper Liam Head elected to insert the opposition and at 78 for 0 things looked good for Hampshire. However the introduction of left arm spinners Abdullah Nazir (3-24) and Freddie Boys (3-26) stemmed the flow of runs leading to Hampshire collapsing to 147 all out. A strong opening partnership between the skipper Head (46) and Ratnasabapathy (19) allowed Boys (23*) and Hall (27*) to see In-Touch through to a win in 35.3 overs. A great team effort and very well done to a team comprising of a mix of district and county players against county opposition. Team: Ratnasabapathy, Head, Boys, Hall, Nazir, Leonard, Patel J, Nathan, Patel S, Lawrence, Crighton, Macnamara, Cooper.
Over the Easter period 40 plus boys attended two 2 day pre season training sessions at Epsom College making the most of the early April sunshine. The young cricketers participated in net sessions, fielding drills and middle practice having great fun along the way. During the May half term break on 31st May & 1st June another 2 day course is planned.
Weekly drop in net sessions will take place throughout the summer at Epsom College outside net facility starting Thursday 21st April 6pm to 7.30pm for very good standard club players / district and county players u11 to u16 and Friday 22nd April 6pm to 7.30pm u8/9 upwards club/school standard (hardball). Both sessions £10.
As communicated previously In-Touch Cricket is opening an on-line shop selling items such as stumps, cut down bats, mini tennis balls, incrediballs, agility ladders etc. This facility will be available in the next few weeks however if anyone is interested in the meantime please contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk for more details.
With the IPL currently in full swing the How to Play Coach and Win at Twenty20 Cricket book co authored by Matt Homes and Darren Talbot is published by Wisden on May 26th. The book can be pre-ordered on Amazon or Waterstones.
Fifteen year old Hugo Leefe who attended the first In-Touch Elite sessions in 2008 and now part of the Nottinghamshire EPP recently visited the Global Cricket Academy in Pune. Hugo practised in hot & humid conditions gaining new and valuable experiences.
March News
With both Easter and the new season fast approaching we are running two Easter courses on the 11th & 12th and 14th & 15th April at Epsom College. The first two days is an elite 2 day pre season training camp for district/county standard players u11 / u16 utilising the outdoor facility at Epsom College, including net sessions, fitness, fielding and match practice on the astro pitch. The second course is aimed club / school standard cricketers of all ages and will include the same content as above. Both will be a great opportunity to prepare for the season. To book contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk or call 07984 830412.
January News
With the 2011 season edging nearer a new set of programmes kick into action from mid January through to April. The u13 & u16 elite courses continue after 10 week programmes pre Xmas with a new elite u11 programme also starting. Midweek courses will also run on a Thursday and Friday as well as the popular Friday Night drop in net session. In addition Ben Scott will lead a Strength & Conditioning Gym course with a few places still available.
The In-Touch Cricket Academy is nearly 3 years old and going from strength to strength with 50 boys now involved in the elite squads across three age groups with eighteen of those boys in there respective county age group squads which is testament to the standard of the programmes. The Academy is now in a position to actively look for a main line sponsor to partner with an innovative & thriving cricket brand within Surrey. Please contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk or call 07984 830412 if you are interested.
In-Touch Cricket will step into the on-line retail business in February selling coaching items such as stumps, mini tennis balls, cut down cricket bats, incrediballs, reactor balls etc at competitive prices. More details to follow soon.
November News
The Elite course programmes has been running over the last five weeks for our u13 and u16 young cricketers at Epsom College. The innovative strength & conditioning sessions are led by Middlesex keeper Ben Scott. Congratulations to Scotty who has signed a new contract with Middlesex CCC where he will also combine a role as the assistant S&C coach and fielding coach. To view images from the sessions so far please visit our Flickr Gallery.
Well done to Ed Knight and Tom Homes who have both been selected for the Surrey Elite Junior Group 2010/11 which will see them participate in weekly sessions over the winter months in the build up to the 2011.
Bored with the thought of mince pies, turkey sandwiches and Christmas TV after Boxing Day then maybe consider the Junior Masterclass sessions that we are running at Epsom College. Additionally a good Christmas present! To view the schedule visit our courses page or contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk for further details.
If you are interested in 121 or small group net session we have availability a weekly slot on a Tuesday between 6pm and 7.30pm at Epsom College. Contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk to discuss further.
England Women' Cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent has joined the In-Touch Cricket coaching team with the intention of setting up a Girls coaching programme in 2011. Ebony has vast experience as a Coach and will be undertaking her Level 3 Qualification in Jan 2011.
The u13 International Twenty20 festival excitingly has four teams confirmed participation with lots of additional interest including two county age group teams. The four confirmed is Switzerland, The Emirates, Gambia and London Districts.
Epsom College kindly hosted the photoshoot for the upcoming book title How to Play Coach and Win at Twenty20 published in May 2011 by John Wisden & Co. As previously mentioned the book is co-authored by Matt Homes & Darren Talbot with the shoot including Ben Scott and Ebony Rainford Brent as models with Scotty show casing his T20 skills of switch hits, uppercuts, scoops and his very own shot "yet to be named".
September / October News
The co-founder of In-Touch Cricket Kieron Vorster has taken a new role based in Doha working for the Qatar Tennis Federation. Kieron will still continue to stay involved in the capacity of Strength & Conditioning consultant. Middlesex keeper Ben Scott who is a qualified fitness trainer will lead the strenghth & conditioning element of the In-Touch elite courses. Additionally if you are searching for a personal fitness trainer take a look at Ben’s website http://www.scottkeepingfit.com and can be contacted on keepingfit@hotmail.com
Well done to some In-Touch Academy boys who faired well at the Surrey CAG 2010 awards. Connor Caprano Wint u12 bowler of the year with 36 wickets, Gus Leonard u10 bowler of the year and Harri Aravinthan u10 batsman of the year. Other boys who also represented their county during the season are as follows Worcestershire Academy - Alex Milton / Sussex u15 - Nathan Baily / Surrey u14 - James Smith, Mohammed Khan, Pip France, Sam Wright / Middlesex u14 Amir Nazir / Surrey u12 - Tom Homes (40 wickets), Hayden Storey, Isaac Braithwaite, Ed Knight, Niall Soloman, Amar Verdi (26 wickets) / Middlesex u12 Tom Lace (550 runs), Harveer Mahajan / Surrey u10 Jamie Smith, Freddie Boys, Sai Patel / Rehan Ratnasabapathy.
L to R Harri Aravinthan / Gus Leonard / Connor Caprano Wint receive award from Alec Stewart
In-Touch Cricket Academy in conjunction Darren Talbot Coaching is organising an u13 International Twenty20 tournament based at Epsom College. The festival, for up to 12 elite teams, will run over 4 days with a match for every team on each of the first three days followed by a finals day at the end of the week. Visiting teams will arrive on Monday 15th August and the tournament will begin on Tuesday 16th with a finals day on Friday 19th August. Residential teams will depart on Saturday 20th August. Accommodation is available for teams travelling from afar, in the splendid Epsom College boarding houses. The facility includes 3 meals per day and access to use the school’s facilities including swimming pool, tennis courts, football and much more during time off. For further details contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk
Masterclass sessions during the half term will take place at Epsom College on the 25th & 27th October covering Batting in Twenty20, Playing against spin, Playing against pace and a specialist bowling session. A new Junior Academy course is also available for young cricketers starting on Tuesday 9th November 6pm to 7.30pm. For more details please go the courses page.
Matt Homes and Darren Talbot have both been busy putting pen to paper over the last six months writing a book entitled "How to Play Coach and Win at Twenty20 Cricket". The book is due to be publshed by A&C Black under the Wisden imprint and will be available on the book shelves from April 2011.
August News
An In-Touch Academy u14 team travelled to play against a full strength Kent CAG team at Old Colfeians. Losing the toss skipper Nathan Baily was inserted to bat on a slow two paced surfaced. In-Touch reached a respectable 173 for 9 of 45 overs with the main contributors Amir Nazir 20 James Smith 57 and well paced innings from Dan Vernon 43 not out. In reply Kent were bowled out for 151 in 42.5 overs with the main performers Nathan Baily 6.5/1/20/2 Sam Wright 7/2/13/2 Amir Nazir 8/1/34/2 and Tom Homes 9/1/30/2.
Congratulations to In-Touch Academy students Ed Knight, Isaac Braithwaite, Connor Wint, Tom Homes & Amar Verdi were all part of a strong Surrey u12 squad that came 2nd in the recent Taunton Festival with victories over Devon, Worcestershire & Devon, a convincing winning draw agianst Lancashire and defeat to the winners Hampshire.
John Fry who is prolific run scoring batsman having scored over 18,000 1st XI runs in the Surrey Championship has joined the In-Touch Coaching team. For a full profile visit the coaches page,
July News
The In-Touch Autumn/Winter coaching programme is now available at http://www.intouchcricket.co.uk/courses.php commencing from September 2010 at Epsom College including an Elite programme of 10 weeks either side of Christmas, midweek academy courses and an indoor cricket league.
In-Touch Cricket will be running a 2 day course Purley Cricket Club, 2 days, 29th & 30th July 10am to 3pm, cost - 2 days @ £60 / 1 day at £35. With level 2 & 3 ECB qualified coaches including batting/bowling skill sets, net sessions, fielding practice and some game play. Contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk or call 07984 830412 to book a place. “Places still available”
Places are still available on the six a side tournaments as per below.
In-Touch under 12 Six a Side Tournament
2010 sees the first year for our Under 12 Six a Side Tournament in conjunction with Darren Talbot Coaching. The tournament will take place from 10am-6pm on Monday 16th August at Epsom College in Epsom, Surrey and is open to any under 12 team. Entry is £60 (inc VAT) per team for the day. Clubs wishing to enter more than one team will receive a 10% discount on their second team. There will also be a BBQ running during lunchtime. Matches are 5 over’s per side and each team is guaranteed a number of matches throughout the day with the tournament finals being played at around 5pm.
In-Touch under 14 Six a Side Tournament
2010 sees the first year for our Under 14 Six a Side Tournament in conjunction with Darren Talbot Coaching. The tournament will take place from 10am-6pm on Tuesday 17th August at Epsom College in Epsom, Surrey and is open to any under 14 team. Entry is £60 (inc VAT) per team for the day. Clubs wishing to enter more than one team will receive a 10% discount on their second team. There will also be a BBQ running during lunchtime. Matches are 5 over’s per side and each team is guaranteed a number of matches throughout the day with the tournament finals being played at around 5pm.
June News
In conjunction with Darren Talbot Coaching In-Touch Cricket will be launching the Darren Talbot Cricket Coaching/In-Touch Primary School Awards scheme from the autumn term. At each year group from 3-6 we have developed a list of requirements which pupils must meet over the course of the year’s coaching to qualify for their Batting, Bowling, Fielding or Cricket Awareness Award. There will also be a “Club” Award for those children, in any age group, who can demonstrate to you that they have joined their local cricket club. Click here for more details.
In-Touch has partnered with Cricket Joint Ventures (CJVs) who focus on bringing people or companies together that have a natural, powerful synergy between each other. Or it could simply be a company wanting to take advantage of the growth in cricket by promoting and investing in the game to increase their own profile. We also look for opportunities to work with you to raise contributions to charities linked with cricket. Our main mission is to enhance the collaboration between all areas serving and interested in the great sport of cricket. Visit CJVs website for more details.
After a successful May/June half term course at Purley Cricket Club In-Touch Cricket will be running a 2 day course during the Summer Holiday. Details as follows Purley Cricket Club 2 days, 29th & 30th July 10am to 3pm, cost - 2 days @ £60 / 1 day at £35. With level 2 & 3 ECB qualified coaches including batting/bowling skill sets, net sessions, fielding practice and some game play. Contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk or call 07984 830412 to book a place.
In-Touch Cricket u12 & u14 sides met Hampshire CAG teams at Epsom College early season with Hampshire coming out on top in well contested fixtures. The u12s fell 12 runs short of the Hampshire total of 130 and the u14s struggled to reach the Hampshire target of 192 although looked on target at times. Unfortunately the fixture against Berkshire u12 was cancelled due to rain.
A full Autumn/Winter coaching programme will commence from September 2010 at Epsom College including an Elite programme of 10 weeks either side of Christmas, midweek development courses and an indoor cricket league. Details will be posted on the the In-Touch Cricket website over the coming weeks.
May News
In-Touch Cricket will be running two separate courses over the May/June half term.
Course 1: Purley Cricket Club, 2 days, 3rd & 4th June,10am to 3pm, cost - 2 days @ £60 / 1 day at £35
Course 2: Epsom College, 2 days, 3rd & 4th June, 10am to 3pm, cost – 2 days @ £80 / 1 day at £50 (inc use of indoor facilities if required)
With level 2 & 3 ECB qualified coaches including batting/bowling skill sets, net sessions, fielding practice and some game play. Contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk or call 07984 830412 to book a place.
Fixtures against a strong district East u14 and Hampshire u12 team allowed for some much needed early season match practice. In-Touch restricted East u14 to what looked to be an under par 133 off 40 overs with a good allround display in the field, with bowling spells of note from Lancefield 5/1/20/3 and young Tom Homes 8/3/16/0 who stemed the flow of runs in the middle part of the innings. In reply Sam Wright (36) and Sam Homes (20) set about a recovery after the loss of early wickets with a 4th wicket stand of 50, however they both fell in consecutive overs before the lower order collapsed to a convincing defeat. The u12 game against Hampshire was dominated by the ball (pink!) with the In-Touch attack restricting Hampshire to 130 of 40 overs with the spin twins of Verdi 7/3/20/4 and Homes 10/3/20/2 doing most of the damage. In-Touch fell short of the total by 12 runs with Braithwaite (30) and and Thorpe (15) the only real contibutors with the bat.
Drop in net sessions continue weekly at Epsom College on a Thursday evening 6pm to 7.30pm (£10) and additionally 121 coaching sessions are available midweek and weekends. Contact matt@intouchcricket.co.uk for further details.
Keith Medlycott continues to run the La Manga Club/In-Touch Cricket Academy at the La Manga Club complex in Spain over the holiday periods.
2010 dates May Half Term – 31st May – 4th June / Summer – 19th July – 27th August. For further details please click here
April News
In-Touch Cricket has partnered with Colts Cricket Company who are opening a new cricket outlet based in Kingston Vale on the 16th April. The shop will stock the SF brand as seen and used by many players in the current IPL competition as well as the CC Sport brand. Additionally the quality range will cater for cricketers both junior and senior with a budget to suit all. Please click here to view details of the outlet opening day. Any boys involved with the In-Touch Cricket Academy programmes will receive a 15% discount.
2010 sees the first year for our In-Touch Cricket Under 12 & Under 14 Six a Side Tournament in conjunction with Darren Talbot Coaching. The tournaments will take place from 10am – 6pm on Monday 16th (u12) and Tuesday 17th (u14) August at Epsom College and open to any u12 or u14 team. For click here for further details.
A two day Cricket Camp ran over the 2 days at Epsom College during the Easter break. Boys from u9 to u14 of varying abilities worked with four In-Touch coaches on all their cricketing skills in preparation for the forthcoming season including an early season net session. Great fun was had by all! A similar course will run over the May half term with more details posted on the courses page soon.
Throughout the summer starting from Thursday 15th April a drop in net session will run every week at Epsom College 6pm to 7.30pm (£10). All young cricketers welcome.
March News
In-Touch Cricket is running a 2 day cricket camp at Epsom College on the 1st & 2nd April. The course will cover skill sets, net practice, fitness element and game play situations with the option of an indoor facility if the weather is bad. To book a place visit our courses page.
In-Touch Cricket Academy squads have a number of fixtures lined up during the 2010 season.
U14 – 18th April v East District / 2nd May Peter Wellings Academy / 30th May Hampshire CAG / 28th July Kent CAG
U12 – 25th April v Hampshire CAG / 1st June Berkshire CAG / 24th July London CCC
In-Touch Cricket Academy appeared in the local press recently – to view the full story please click here
Twenty young cricketers aged u10 to u14 are currently taking part in a mini indoor league cricket competition over a five week period which is great match play preparation for the coming season. Week one saw some high quality cricket with The Chargers beating The Royals and Daredevils beating the Superkings (IPL here we come!). The teams are made up of a mix of club, district & county age group players culminating in a finals week….great fun and very competitive!
Middlesex CCC keeper Ben Scott recently completed a specialist wicket keeping course over a four week period at Wimbledon College. Twelve young keepers were given an insight into the training methods of one of the best gloveman in world cricket. Ben’s professionalism and approach throughout the course had the boy’s in awe!
To view all the images and videos from the course please click here
