we are delighted to have been included in The Cricketer Schools Guide 2022.
We are also incredibly proud that this is the third consecutive year that we have been included in the prestigious guide.
We are currently only one of a small number of non fee paying schools currently included this year and are very proud of our course, the coaching and the fixture list that we are able to offer our students - we are particularly pleased to be able to do all of this whilst combining this with an education for those that attend college with us. This not only enables them to improve as cricketers and people whilst they study with us but also gain valuable UCAS points, should they wish to go on to higher Education.
The cricketer magazine issued their press release earlier today.
The Cricketer has published its Schools Guide 2022, featuring the top 100 senior, the top 50 prep/junior and the top 20 all-girls schools in a bumper 156-page supplement. It follows an exhaustive process which saw a huge number of schools submit entries to be included in the guide. All entries were judged against an extensive set of criteria, which included a compelling commitment to cricket in the curriculum, facilities, fixture programmes and coaching. Also taken into account was how schools kept the game alive during the pandemic, and how they look to ensure cricket remains a central part of school life.
The Cricketer gathered entries and compiled the leading lists, working alongside former England star Lydia Greenway and her coaching initiative Cricket For Girls to select the top 20 all-girls schools. The Cricketer magazine editor Huw Turbervill said: “It has been incredibly heartening to see schools cricket making such a comeback after a very different 2020. Of course, not all schools’ programmes have been the same due to varying restrictions, facilities, and many other understandable reasons but what has been consistent across the spectrum is that the dedication to the game in schools has, not only remained unaffected, but increased. “As a parent myself, I would like to place on record my thanks to all the teachers, coaches and volunteers who have worked so hard, in the most difficult of circumstances, to ensure the next generation are given opportunities to grow within, and love the game, that we cherish so deeply.
“Congratulations to all of the schools included and we look forward to hearing about all of your future successes.” The 156-page guide is bumper-packed with the December issue of The Cricketer (available on the newsstand from November 26). As well as appearing in print alongside the world’s No.1 cricket magazine, the guide will also be made available on The Cricketer website from Wednesday December 15. The Cricketer has continued to celebrate the school game throughout the year, from online articles back in January right through to covering several matches in print. Producing all this content, and a 156-page printed publication requires great resource and investment on our part, and with that in mind we are enormously grateful to our friends at Durant Cricket, who have continued to support all of this coverage, and subsequently the schools game in general.
Cristian Durant, managing director of Durant Cricket, commented: “Durant Cricket are one of the country’s leading suppliers of cricket ground equipment to cricket clubs, professional counties and schools across the country. We have enjoyed a long and distinguished relationship with The Cricketer and are proud to support the magazine’s fantastic coverage of school cricket. We wish you the best of luck for a cricket-filled 2022 season.”
