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The Yorkshire Cricket Board is actively seeking sponsorship for its various activities |
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THE PATHWAYS TO CRICKET EXCELLENCE WINTER COACHING SCHEME |
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BACKGROUND TO THE PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE SCHEME The Pathways to Excellence Scheme is an amalgam of the Winter Coaching Schemes, previously run by the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the Yorkshire Cricket Association and the Yorkshire Schools CA. The amalgamation took place with the advent of the ECB and the Yorkshire Cricket Board on 1/1/97 and was designed to be the sole recommended path to the top of the Cricket ladder for the best young players from all areas of the old three Ridings in any one year group. All Students in the Scheme are under 19 years of age on 1 September of the previous year. The Scheme runs as follows. Level I Students are those now contracted to the Yorkshire CCC, either on Scholarship forms or with the Academy. Students at Gold are those whose next move will be to a contract if they are good enough. They have perhaps played for England Schools or for Yorkshire at U17 level in the Texaco County Championship. Students at Silver are the very best of the younger crop. They will probably have played for Yorkshire Schools or the YCA U16 XI. Occasionally a Student at 2B is older but only recently has he come to the attention of YCB`s Coaches. Students at Bronze are younger and those who have just come to the attention of selectors for various regional representative sides, such as Bradford or Leeds Schools, or in the District Cricket or Lords Taverners tournaments at either U13 or U15 level or who are on the verge of such selection. Some may have played for Yorkshire Schools (A or B XIs). The vast majority of Students enter at Bronze, at one of eight coaching Centres aimed at this level. If a Student shows exceptional promise, he can be fast-tracked to the next level, or up two levels in extremely rare cases. The courses do not simply cover net practice, although this is part of the syllabus. Specialist batting, bowling and wicket-keeping coaching is available. Physical fitness is also introduced to these youngsters and professional warm-up and warm-down movements are taught. The best Students from all levels are invited to extra nets at the Yorkshire Cricket School in mid-week during the Winter months under the tutelage of the County Club`s own Coaches. |
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IDEAS FOR VARIOUS SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES WHOLE SCHEME SPONSORSHIP – The whole Scheme costs approximately £41,000.00 per year to administer. Student fees total some £22,000.00. If a Company would come in with an offer of that magnitude, the YCB would be prepared to sit down with representatives of that Company to sort out what benefits would accrue to the sponsors. A NEW CENTRE - The Development Plan includes the need to develop a new Silver Centre for the Men`s Scheme to complement the two existing Centres at that level. The cost for this facility would be some £3,000.00 PURCHASE OF NEW MATS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR ALL CENTRES - Any funds achieved through sponsorship could easily go towards up-grading all or some of our existing equipment. A new mat costs in the region of £700.00. |
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FORMER STUDENTS FROM THE PATHWAYS SCHEME On the Staff of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club are the following Players, all of whom have come through the Pathways Scheme. Gareth Batty – Yorkshire, Surrey, Worcestershire and England Richard Blakey – Yorkshire and England Paul Booth – Worcestershire Scott Boswell – Leicestershire Tim Bresnan – Yorkshire and England One-Day Internationals Colin Chapman – Yorkshire Mark Davies – Durham Ismail Dawood – Worcestershire, Glamorgan and Yorkshire Richard Dawson – Yorkshire and England Simon Dennis – Yorkshire Stuart Fletcher- Lancashire and Yorkshire Darren Gough – Yorkshire, Essex and England Paul Grayson – Yorkshire, Essex and England (One-Day) Simon Guy – Yorkshire Peter Hepworth – Leicestershire Matthew Hoggard – Yorkshire and England Richard Illingworth – Worcestershire, Derbyshire and England Gary Keedy – Yorkshire and Lancashire Simon Kellett – Yorkshire Richard Kettleborough – Yorkshire and Middlesex Mark Lawson – Yorkshire Neil Mallender – Northamptonshire, Somerset and England Ashley Metcalfe - Yorkshire Martyn Moxon – Yorkshire and England Bradley Parker – Yorkshire Steven Patterson - Yorkshire David Pennett – Nottinghamshire Chris Pickles - Yorkshire Liam Plunkett – Durham and England Adil Rashid – Yorkshire and England Lions Steven Rhodes – Worcestershire and England Glenn Roberts – Derbyshire John Sadler - Leicestershire Joe Sayers - Yorkshire Ajmal Shahzad – Yorkshire Ryan Sidebottom – Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and England Chris Silverwood – Yorkshire and England Iain Sutcliffe- Leicestershire and Lancashire Nick Thornicroft - Yorkshire Michael Vaughan – Yorkshire and England David Wainwright - Yorkshire Alan Walker – Northamptonshire and now Coach to the Durham CCC David Wigley – Worcestershire and Northamptonshire In addition, Paul Hutchison , who has recently left Middlesex CCC, Ian Fisher (Worcestershire CCC) and James Middlebrook (capped by Essex CCC) Matthew Wood and Simon Guy are all former Students as well. |
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YCB REPRESENTATIVE XIs |
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The YCB U17 XI takes part every year in the Blue Riband event of the ECB`s Development of Excellence programme. The National U17 County Championship is the main market-place where every young Cricketer who wants to make it into the 1st Class game MUST play. County Coaches follow every game and the Final, a 2-Day game on a 1st Class ground, always attracts several from Counties not actually playing. Click here to see previous YCB successes at this most prestigious event The U16 XI, used as a proving ground for the U17s the following year, and the U19 XI also have regular fixture lists. Click here to see the YCB`s considerable list of success at these age groups. |
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OTHER SPONSORSHIP POSSIBILITIES The annual publication of either the YCB Handbook and / or the Club and League Directory |
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If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact Howard Clayton |
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