Welcome to the Junior Cricket Section

Membership

Benefits of membership at Purley on Thames CC

Age groups

Children aged 5-8 - All Stars is the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) programme introducing children to cricket in a fun and exciting way. We run All Stars as an 8-week course on Tuesdays 6.30-7.30pm starting in May. Registration is through the ECB and opens in early 2024.

Junior - U9, U11, U13, U15  - mixed teams open to girls and boys

Girls - U9, U11, U13 - U13 currently has softball and hardball teams

U9, U11, U13 and U15 girls are also eligible to train and play matches with the respective mixed teams (as well as the lower age group, for example an U13 girl can play in the U11 mixed team). Please tell us if you’d like to apply to both mixed and girls teams when signing up so we can advise on available spaces. 

U15 girls are eligible to join Purley Eagles, our women’s soft ball cricket team. This is a development team, so is especially open to beginners.

Training

Summer outdoor training - starts after Easter on weekday nights. 

U9s (Years 3 & 4) - Tuesday 6.30-7.30pm

U11s (Years 5 & 6) - Mondays 6.30-8.00pm

U13 (Years 7 & 8) - Tuesdays 6.30-8.00pm

U15s (Years 9 & 10) - Mondays 6.30-8.00pm

Girls (Year 3 to 8) - Friday 6.30-8.00pm

Kit

Mixed U9s - U9s players require only a bat (plastic is fine) and an abdominal guard (box / adbo guard) in order to train. We can supply a bat for any trial sessions, but you must provide your player with an abdominal guard (they’re about £3). Cricket whites (for the mixed team)/ girls’ playing shirt and abdo guards are needed for matches - see Matches section. 

Mixed U11, U13, U15 - players require a full set of pads, helmet, abdominal protector (box) and a bat. These need to be named / marked to avoid confusion at training. It is expected that players regularly selected to represent Purley in league matches will require a Purley on Thames player’s top, available from Serious Cricket (or our preloved shop if stock is available).

Girls - players require a bat (plastic is fine) and an abdominal guard (box / adbo guard) in order to train. We can supply a bat for any trial sessions. A wooden bat is required for hardball training and matches along with protective equipment (helmet, gloves, pads). Please ask the coach for advice before purchasing equipment. Girls wear a red match shirt for both softball and hardball matches - the coaching team will help with this.

Preloved shop - we run our own shop containing preloved cricket kit to help you keep costs down. Clean kit in playing condition is donated by current and former players for sale by the preloved shop and your purchases help to support the club with valuable funds. We advertise when the preloved shop is open on our social media channels, and we prioritise junior training nights at the start of the season. 

Serious Cricket - new club white playing shirts and other club-branded clothing is available through the Serious Cricket Purley on Thames club shop.

Match kit

Junior mixed teams wear cricket whites for matches including a white match shirt with Purley logo. These club shirts are purchased from our club shop at Serious Sport, or can sometimes be obtained through the club’s pre-loved shop depending on stock levels. 

Girls’ teams wear red match shirts and black shorts/leggings/cricket trousers for matches. 

Match fees

All players pay a match fee each time they play a league match. This contributes to the cost of entering leagues, the upkeep of the grounds and the general running of the club.

Coaches, managers and assistants 

Our junior teams are run by volunteers. Parents and senior club players are supported by the club to become ECB-qualified coaches and to develop their skills through additional workshops supplied by Berkshire Cricket Foundation. The Volunteers webpage has details of the package of support we offer to all our parent/player coaches. If you’d like to become a coach, please contact James Allum, Junior Cricket Coordinator, for more information.  

You can also support your child’s team by being a team manager (helping the coach organise matches, friendlies, availabilities) or helping on match days (refreshments, first aid if you’re qualified, scoring, umpiring). The ECB offers a free online scoring course.

Safeguarding

Contact us

Holiday clubs

We are proud to be able to host cricket holiday clubs in conjunction with Performance Cricket during spring/summer school holidays. Booking is through the Performance Cricket website and dates are usually available during Easter, May half-term and summer holidays. Details will be shared on our social media channels. 

The objectives of the Junior Section are as follows:

Outdoor junior training - Summer 2024  

Membership fees for 2024

Online application for junior membership

Please complete one form per junior player.

Remember to change the player before completing the form, especially if registering two children - don't change the name on the form or you will change the database. 

The form works best on laptop/PCs or tablets rather than a mobile phone.

To apply for 2024 junior membership:

1. Login to this website*. If you login as your junior player - go straight to step 3. 
2. If you login as yourself: Click on your name next to the person icon, top right of the webpage, and select the junior player's name to register them (see picture) 
3. Now you're logged in, the form will display on this page. 
4. Your junior's details that we already have on file will be populated in some of the form's boxes - please check these and complete the empty boxes.
5. IMPORTANT - make sure you switch between players if you complete more than one form. Don't change the name in the form or you will delete one child's information from the database.
6. Submit the form.
7. We will email you to confirm that your junior has a place (we have to be mindful of safe coaching numbers) and will share details of how to transfer payment. 

* To access the form, you must be registered as a member on the website and be logged in. If you cannot remember your password, please use the Forgotten password facility.

To register as a website member, please click on Register in the top right hand corner of the webpage. (You may need to use the Forgotten password field to get your password.)

If you have any problems accessing the form, or need a more accessible format of the form, please email purleyonthamescc@hotmail.co.uk