We are very excited at the prospect and can’t wait to everyone back at Dial Hill.

We are aiming to provide as many opportunities as we can to give existing players, and those new to cricket, the chance to get involved in 2021.

We will, of course, make whatever adjustments are required to meet the latest Government Covid requirements and the guidance from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). We anticipate, at least at the start of the season, that this will be similar to the arrangements in place for last season, including restrictions on sharing kit.

Below is information on all of the options available at the different age groups together with details on how to register. We have also provided some attachments and links with important supporting information.

Early registration and payment of membership fees would be very much appreciated please.

It is really important that all youth players are registered with the club, and this year more than ever, the sooner we know how many want to play the better. This will enable us to ensure we have sufficient coaches and have the right numbers of teams entered in the various age related leagues and competitions.

As with many sporting clubs our finances have been impacted by the pandemic, for example the income we make from the bar which supports a lot of what we do has been significantly reduced. Your membership fees are an important part of the income that the club relies on.

Thank you for your support of Clevedon Cricket Club and if you have any questions please do email clevedoncricketclub@gmail.com.

We can’t wait to see you at Dial Hill and look forward to a great summer of cricket.

With very best wishes

John Vanstone
Chair of Youth Cricket

**Information below**

Clevedon Youth Cricket 2021

ECB All Stars (ages 5 - 8)

We are again supporting the very popular ECB All Stars programme. The programme for 2021 is being launched by the ECB and will include links for parents to register their child. Please see the ECB website for more information (search ECB all stars).

ECB Dynamos (ages 8 -11)

This is the new programme which provides a game-play based programme for 8-11 year old girls and boys as the next step from All Stars or for those of this age group who are new to the game.

The ECB is launching this scheme and registration is via links that will be available on the ECB website. Please see the ECB website for more information (search ECB Dynamos).

U11s (School years 5 & 6)

We are aiming to run two teams as usual with Comets (typically school year 5) and Cyclones for year 6.

Training will start from Friday 16 April and will run from 5.30pm to 6.30pm.

Fixtures have been arranged with the North Somerset Youth Cricket League and will normally be on a Sunday morning.

To register please complete the junior membership form (attached) and pay your membership fee to the Club’s bank account shown. Please also read the attached Child Protection & Welfare Policy.

U13s (school years 7 & 8)

We aim to run two teams in this age group, Crusaders (typically year 7) and Chiefs (typically year 8).

Training will start from Friday 16 April and will run from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.

Fixtures have been arranged with the North Somerset Youth Cricket League, including the usual start of season cup competition. Matches are usually played on a Thursday evening.

To register please complete the junior membership form (attached) and pay your membership fee to the Club’s bank account shown. Please also read the attached Child Protection & Welfare Policy.

U13s Girls

In addition to the mixed U13s group we will offer an U13s girls only training option which will start from Friday 16 April and will run from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

We are keen to have some fixtures over the summer and we are exploring options to support this.

To register please complete the junior membership form (attached) and pay your membership fee to the Club’s bank account shown. Please also read the attached Child Protection & Welfare Policy.

U15s

Training for the U15s will start on Friday 16 April and will run from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.

Fixtures have been arranged with the North Somerset Youth Cricket League, including the usual start of season cup competition. Matches are usually played on a Monday evening.

To register please complete the junior membership form (attached) and pay your membership fee to the Club’s bank account shown. Please also read the attached Child Protection & Welfare Policy.

U19s

We have entered the Somerset Cricket Board U19 knock out cup competition and the Vitality U19 T20 and fixtures will be confirmed in due course.

Training for the U19s will be Mondays 5.45pm to 8.00pm, and the start date will be advised.

To register please complete the junior membership form (attached) and pay your membership fee to the Club’s bank account shown. Please also read the attached Child Protection & Welfare Policy.

All-ability cricket

We hope to provide some all-ability cricket option The sessions are aimed at young people aged 7-14 years of age with a mild/moderate learning difficulty, or with a physical disability.

We will communicate more on this when we are able.

Other Information

Kit
If you wish to have CCC branded clothing you can order it directly through our club page by clicking here. You may choose individual items or a bundle of junior kit.

Additional Training
We may be able to provide additional training opportunities and details will be provided to registered players in due course.

Social events and presentation day
We will be in touch with more details on these once the season gets underway.

Covid Adjustments
We will follow government and ECB advice in terms of any adjustments that are necessary from a health and safety perspective. Last year this included restrictions such as not sharing kit such as bats, pads and helmets so it is likely that similar measures will also be required this year. We will keep you updated on this.

Volunteers
Clevedon Cricket Club is run by volunteers and we are always interested to hear from anyone who would be prepared to help in some way with either one of the youth teams or in some other capacity. If you would like to find out more please let me know via this email address or call 07876 032320.

Holiday Clubs
Now that we know cricket can start we will be exploring the options to put on some holiday clubs as we have done in previous years. We will provide more information on this when we can.

We are a ‘Clubmark club’ and we adhere to the ‘Safe Hands’ Policy for Safeguarding Children in Cricket. All the adults at the club who work with children and meet the necessary criteria are vetted by the ECB. This includes the enhanced DBS and ‘Barred List’ check (formerly known as CRB checks).

Whilst we hope your child will be happy and content at the club, we understand that sometimes questions, concerns or difficulties may arise. Please feel able to raise these as soon as possible, so we can rectify things at the earliest opportunity. If you have any concern about your child or another child, or about the behaviour of any adult at the club, please speak to the Club Welfare officers – you can contact Lyn Bibbing 01275 876946 & Gail Payne 01275 876205 (If your concern is about the Club Welfare officers, you may contact the County Welfare Officer on tel. 01823 444779 or email raysomcricket@randj.org.uk).