Cricket at Wellington

We regularly field twelve boys teams on Saturdays (with many girls playing in boys teams too) and play on a highly competitive circuit. We currently have a Junior (U14/U15) indoor girls team in the winter and three girls teams in the summer, two Junior (U15/U14) and one senior team (U18). We benefit from nine outstanding grass pitches, four bespoke indoor cricket nets, a number of newly renovated outdoor artificial nets and 14 grass practice wickets.

The standard of coaching is second to none, with two ECB Level 4 qualified coaches on the Common Room. The Common Room also comprises a number of ex-county players who bring a huge deal of professional experience to Wellington cricket. We are also delighted to have our Head of Girls Sport Development, who is a current women’s county cricketer, leading our girls cricket provision. Pupils wanting to develop their cricket can benefit from a twelve month holistic training programme, that focuses on individual skill development and tactical awareness amongst other key cricketing attributes.

Specialist professional coaches are integrated into the programme as and when required throughout the year, allowing specific and personal development in all skills. Strength and Conditioning support is also available at the College.

The boys 1st XI also regularly tour abroad in an attempt to develop players’ cricketing skills in different, less familiar environments, as well as taking part in the National T20 competition and in an end of term festival, along with Sedbergh, Oakham & Brighton. Our girls teams compete in the County and National indoor competition, along with the County outdoor competition and U18 100 Bal National Competition.

In the summer all College cricketers train during the week and play fixtures on a Saturday (with some mid-week fixtures too, dependent on Cup draws etc and most of our Girls fixtures are currently on a Thursday). There are also more specialist sessions run, allowing cricketers to work on specific technical aspects of their cricket.

The College is also linked with external pro-coaching organisations and additional 1 to 1 coaching is available throughout the year, although there is an additional cost involved with this for parents. The College is also very pleased to have excellent working relationships with a number of local counties, including Surrey, Middlesex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The College has a very flexible approach to allowing pupils to attend County training sessions and would encourage these where possible to further support and challenge pupils.

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