Junior Cricket

Our juniors section offers coaching and matches to children (boys and girls) of all abilities from the age of 5 upwards.

Indoor coaching starts in the Winter for the older age groups (U11, U13 & U15).

Outdoor coaching starts in April and continues through until July for all of our juniors.

Sevenoaks Vine CC are proud to be the Kent Premier League Focus Club for Sevenoaks. We have a track record of developing our juniors into 1st XI players, county professionals and England internationals. We have strong connections with Kent Cricket and District Teams, and are committed to the development of each and everyone of our juniors.

We have ECB ClubMark accreditation which means we adhere to rigorous quality standards with all of our coaches are DBS checked. Child welfare is extremely important to us and we have a dedicated Child Welfare Officer to ensure that each child, and their parents, have an independent point of contact for any concerns.

Winter Coaching

Junior Boys Winter Nets 2024 will begin on Sunday 21st January and run for 8 weeks. Details below:

Jan 21st, 28th

Feb 4th, 11th

March 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st

Location: Radnor House School

Age & Time: U13 3-4pm, U11 4-5pm, U15 5-6pm

Junior Girls Winter Nets 2024 will begin on Thursday 1st February and run for 8 weeks

Please contact Alan Smith if you have any questions on our contact page

In addition to regular training we recommend our juniors to attend courses run by Invicta. For details of Invicta courses over Easter and the summer, please follow the following link http://invictacricketcoaching.co.uk

Summer Coaching

Our juniors section offers coaching and matches to children (boys and girls) of all abilities from the age of 5 upwards.

Older age groups are coached on weekday evenings at our Otford ground and we enter teams into the Invicta League at U11, U13, U15 level.

Please click on the teams in the menu to see their training information, fixtures, match reports and more!

Code of Conduct

Sevenoaks Vine CC is fully committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of all members, be they junior or senior, at all times.

All juniors are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct / Set of Rules for young people, and parents must abide by the Code of Conduct for Members and Guests at all times.

Important Information – Preparing for Sessions

All cricketers should come to training sessions and matches with plenty of fluids and sunscreen during hot days. Cricketers should not share drinking containers.
All junior cricketers, when batting, must wear a helmet with face-guard that complies with British Standards (please see the ECB web site for up to date details and please read the ECB guidance notes). These are supplied by all leading manufacturers. They must also wear protective leg pads, abdominal protector/box, batting gloves, and use a bat that is fit for purpose. Whilst we recommend that all players have their own kit (specifically box and helmet) the club does carry spare equipment for each age group in case of need. The suitability of club equipment is monitored by the coaching team.
Wicketkeepers, when keeping up to the stumps, where a hard ball is being used, must wear a helmet with a face guard that complies with British Standards. All wicketkeepers must also use a protector/box, wicket-keeping gloves and leg guards.
We do not accept parental authority for juniors to remove their helmet (as above) under any circumstances.
Appropriate footwear should be worn.
If in doubt on any of the above points please speak to any of the club coaches.
Parents and guardians are welcome to stay and watch their children be coached or play their games, though this is entirely at your option.

Junior Contact details:

Please contact either Head of Junior Cricket, Roger Webb or, Membership Secretary, Alan Smith on our contact page.

Membership

For membership details click here.