We are pleased to announce the full details of our MCC Foundation Hub programme for 2024! As usual, you need to attend a state school and not be part of a full county squad, in order to be eligible to take part.
All programmes will involve 15 hours of indoor training, preceded by a trial, between January and April. There will also be a match play programme in the summer, including entry into the MCC Foundation’s National Hub competition for all U16 groups. Of course our Reading Hub managed to win this competition this year, in a very memorable day at Lord’s.
READING BOYS U14
Little Heath School, RG31 5TY
Saturdays, 10:30-12:00
Trial: Saturday 6th January, 10:30-12:00
READING BOYS U16
Little Heath School, RG31 5TY
Saturdays, 12:00-13:30
Trial: Saturday 6th January, 12:00-13:30
READING GIRLS U12 (hard-ball transition sessions)
Little Heath School, RG31 5TY
Saturdays, 13:30-15:00
Trial: Saturday 13th January, 13:30-15:00
SIGN UP HERE (please select “Reading Girls” from the dropdown):
READING GIRLS U16
Little Heath School, RG31 5TY
Saturdays, 15:00-16:30
Trial: Saturday 13th January, 15:00-16:30
SIGN UP HERE (please select “Reading Girls” from the dropdown):
Lynch Hill, SL2 5AY
Saturdays, 17:00-18:30
Trial: Saturday 20th January, 17:00-18:15
SIGN UP HERE (please select “Slough Boys” from the dropdown):
SLOUGH BOYS U16
SLOUGH GIRLS U16
Lynch Hill, SL2 5AY
Saturdays, 19:30-21:00
Trial: Saturday 20th January, 19:30-21:00
SIGN UP HERE (please select “Slough Girls” from the dropdown):
BRACKNELL BOYS U14
Forest, RG41 5NE
Saturdays, 17:00-18:30
Trial: Saturday 13th January, 17:00-18:30
SIGN UP HERE (please select “Bracknell Boys” from the dropdown):
BRACKNELL BOYS U16
BRACKNELL GIRLS U14
BRACKNELL GIRLS U16
WEST BERKSHIRE BOYS U14
St. Andrew’s, RG8 8QA
Saturdays, 16:00-17:30
Trial: Saturday 3rd February, 16:00-17:30
SIGN UP HERE (please select “Reading Boys” from the dropdown):
WEST BERKSHIRE BOYS U16
Any questions, please contact Adam Davidson:
adam.davidson@berkshirecricketfoundation.org
07788245965
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The MCC Foundation was founded in 1993 as the charitable arm of MCC. MCC – Marylebone Cricket Club – owns Lord’s Cricket Ground, and also has a remit to promote and develop the game.
Since 2011, the Foundation’s flagship programme has been the development of a network of Cricket Hubs across the UK, providing free cricket coaching to state-educated children aged 11-15.
The Hubs aim to remove financial barriers to help young players achieve their goals, whether that be excelling in Club matches over summer, or competing for places in district, borough, and county age-group teams.
The Hubs are also working to combat the disappearance of cricket from state secondary schools; 93% of the population attend state schools, but only 1% of state-educated 11-18 year olds play regular cricket.
In 2021/22, the Foundation will run 74 Hubs across the UK. The Hubs are funded by donations from a range of philanthropic individuals, trusts, corporate sponsors, and MCC itself.
The MCC Foundation Hubs are a nationwide network of cricket Hubs that provide free-to-access training and match play to more than 3,000 state-educated young cricketers at 77 sites across the UK.
In Berkshire, we run 4 Hubs: Reading, Slough, Bracknell and West Berkshire. These operate as a layer below the Berkshire county squads, and have Boys & Girls squads at U14 and U16 age groups, with a total of 272 places available for 2024.
Our Hubs have seen significant success on the field, with the Reading U16 Boys the current national champions, and the Slough U16 Boys have been runners up in 2021.
For more information, please contact Adam Davidson.
