Purley on Thames CC

Junior Cricket

Junior Cricket
      

Welcome to the Junior Cricket Section

Purley mixed U11s junior cricket team

Membership

Membership is due from 1 April and will cover summer training as well as ensuring players are covered by our insurance. Players who have not paid their membership are not covered by the terms of our insurance. Junior membership for 2026 is £60, with generous discounts for siblings. Full details are on the Join us webpage.

Some age groups are extremely popular and we will need to limit membership to ensure safe coaching levels. Registration will open on this page in February 2026. You will need to be registered on this website. Please login to see the form. Please register your junior to be a member and we will contact you before payment to confirm your junior player has a place.

Benefits of membership at Purley on Thames CC

Our great value membership offers you the following:
* ECB qualified coaches for weekly training
* Use of Purley Sports and Social Club during training and matches
* Monthly BBQs during summer
* Preloved Shop for great value cricket equipment and clothing
* Sibling discounts
* Discount for parent player/coaches on club membership fees.

ECB All Stars logo and pictures of children in All Stars cricket tops with ball and bat

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 March 2025.

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

Girls - U9, U11, U13 - U9/U11 softball and U11/U13/U15 hardball


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 use the membership form to 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. Details of dates and timings will be released in March.

If a waiting list is in place, please email purleyonthamescc@hotmail.co.uk to add your child's name to the list.

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 for softball for U9/U11) and a female 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. We are pleased to be able to provide hardball kit for girls' training and matches, thanks to the kind sponsorship of Evolve IP. 

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. Please check the webpage for stock and we can bring it to the required training session. 

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 Preloved Shop depending on stock levels. 

Girls’ match kit will be updated in 2026.

Purley U11s girls cricket team


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 Steve Musson, 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

The protection and support of young people in cricket is of paramount importance to Purley on Thames CC. The Club has adopted the ECB Child Protection Policy 'Safe Hands - Welfare of Young People in Cricket' and holds the ClubMark accreditation.

The Club has appointed Helen Hill (07919 114267 - helen_bailey80@hotmail.com) as our Club Safeguarding Officer. If you have any concerns about child safety, please contact Helen. 

Contact us

For more information on junior membership please email Fiona Salvage, Junior Membership Secretary: purleyonthamescc@hotmail.co.uk

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. 

Want to join?

Indoor training starts on Sunday 22 February 2025. 

Little Heath Secondary School
3.30pm - mixed U11
4.30pm - mixed U13
5.30pm - mixed U15
6.30pm - girls U13
7.30 to 9.00pm - girls U15 and women's 

Theale Green Secondary School 
3.00pm - girls U9/U11
4.00pm - mixed U9

Cost: £45 for juniors

Login to the website for the booking form to display on this webpage.


Not already a member?

If you are not already a member of the website, please register the child on the website and then you will be able to access the form. 
New membership enquiries and registration

New membership enquiries and registration
To complete our booking form for indoor nets, your child will need to be a member of our website. 
To sign up your child as a new member of the cricket club, please follow these steps:

1. Register them on the website - top right-hand corner. Use their name and details as they are the player. 
2. Wait for approval - this is a manual process, so please be patient.
3. Once you've received approval, login to the website and follow the instructions on this webpage for membership applications.

Any questions or problems? Email purleyonthamescc@hotmail.co.uk

Objectives

The objectives of the Junior Section are as follows:

To encourage young people to develop a love of cricket
To improve their cricket skills
To play to the highest standard of sportsmanship
To engender, even at the youngest age, a sense of team spirit
To provide a facility for local youngsters with equal opportunities for all
To promote youngsters into the senior teams whenever possible.