Juniors – Planning for the Future

St. Michael’s Cricket Club is proud of its junior/youth cricket development which has consistently produced youngsters from South West Scotland who have made their way through the ranks of the Club here in Dumfries. Currently six regular 1st X1 players and twelve 2nd X1 players started playing cricket in our junior programme.

Currently several St. Michael’s youngsters also play for Dumfries & Galloway Regional Teams and three of our recent junior players represented Scotland at various age levels in matches at home and abroad, including all rounders Chris Brockwell and Ross Marscheider.

Both youngsters moved on to play important roles in the Club's First XI. Last season a group of youngsters started to make their way from the lesser demands of the Sunday XI into the fifty over game as well as playing at regional level. They include recent junior players of the year, Chris Lumb and Connor Bowie.

Practice Sessions and Games

We provide both boys and girls between the ages of around 8 and 16 the opportunity to practice and play cricket regardless of playing ability. Junior cricket practice takes place each Monday 6.15-8.00 p.m. at Kingholm Park from Monday 12th April. The cost for non-members is £2 a session (free for Junior members). Youngsters then have the opportunity to develop their game by playing for a number of our teams:

St Michael's Under 16 and Under 12 Squads

Our new Under 16 team already has six fixtures arranged against same age teams from across Dumfries & Galloway and Cumbria.

It is anticipated that at least another two fixtures will be in place for skipper Ben Johnstone’s side by the time the season starts.

We also aim to organise a number of hardball fixtures at Under 12 level, together with Kwik Cricket festivals for younger players.

Hot from the Press: Our latest Kwik Cricket Festival for primary age children took place on Friday 18th June! See our Latest News page for a detailed report.

Dumfries Timber Company Sunday XI

The remainder of our Sunday fixtures will also have a heavy emphasis on junior player development to provide further playing opportunities for young players. The fixtures are informal friendlies with senior players supporting the youngsters as they learn.

Rico's T20 Takeaway XI

Rico's Takeaway XI will play each week in the Dumfries Midweek League every summer. The idea is to include as many youngsters as possible together with a few "older hands" to help out.

The Midweek XI has persistently performed well in the Dumfries midweek competitions, winning the Midweek League Cup in 2004 and the Midweek Shield in 2008. Last season, they came near to pulling off a spectacular double, winning the League again and finishing as runners-up in the newly-constituted Super Cup.

John Pagan & Son Kingholm

The Club Committee has decided that, for the 2010 season and beyond, the Club's Second XI are committed to playing a minimum of two Under 16 players in all Western Union Division III league fixtures. The Club firmly believes that the 2nd X1 is a vehicle for junior members to gain regular league cricket experience and should be the breeding ground for future 1st X1 players.

Junior Head Coach, Davey Fallas (pictured left) confirmed “We are all very proud of this initiative as it gives members of our junior section the opportunity to play competitive cricket at varying levels. It will develop not only their cricketing ability but their confidence and self esteem.”

Junior Coaching Structure

At each training session there will be a number of dedicated coaches to support your cricketing development:

Head Coach – Davey Fallas 07739261305

Under 16 Coaches – Derek Heron 07894193412 and Duncan Muir 07753624958

Under 12 Coaches – Colin Taylor 01387263775 and Chris Brockwell 07850087898

Mark Smith our overseas player from Australia will be coaching at a number of primary and secondary schools in and around Dumfries this summer as well as at Club junior sessions every Monday.

For more information on junior cricketing activities, email Davie Fallas on weedave8a@hotmail.com

updated 31/03/10

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