Girls' Cricket
Our girls’ section has grown rapidly over the past few years and in 2022 numbered around 80 girls, aged between 7 and 15. It is based at our newly developed ground and pavilion at Grafham, which is the dedicated home of Blackheath Women and Girls' Cricket.
The girls are coached by the same team of professional coaches as the boys. Each squad also has a professional squad manager who will run all their squad's coaching sessions and as many as possible of their squad's matches, supported as necessary by other professional coaches and volunteer parent coaches.
In 2023, we will be running the following girls’ league teams:
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U15/U14 (hardball cricket)
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U13/U12 (hardball and softball teams)
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U11/U10 (softball Surrey SmashIt league)
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U9/U8/U7 (softball mini-tournaments)
U15/U14 girls are also invited to play alongside slightly older girls as part of our women's team, within the I'Anson League structure.
Winter coaching programme
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U15/U14 squad: Sunday mornings from 11am-12 noon starting on 8 January at Cranleigh School
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U13/U12 and U11/U10 squads: Friday evenings from 5.30pm-6.45pm starting on 13 January at St Catherine's School, Bramley.
For further details and to sign up, see "Upcoming Fixtures & Events" below.
Summer coaching programme
There will be pre-season training for the older squads in the Easter holidays (see Upcoming Fixtures & Events below). Summer training sessions for all the girls’ age groups will be on Thursday evenings at Grafham starting on 20 April 2023. The timing of sessions is planned to be as follows:
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U9/U8/U7: Grafham Thursdays 4.45-6pm
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U11/U10: Grafham Thursdays 4.45-6pm
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U13/U12: Grafham Thursdays 6.30-8pm
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U15/U14: Grafham Thursdays 6.30-8pm
Subscriptions
Subscriptions for 2023 are as follows: U7-U9 girls: £90; U10-U15 girls: £125. There is a £10 sibling discount.
