Cricket
DURHAM COUNTY
CRICKET CLUB
Chester le Street
Co Durham, DH3 3QRr
Tel: 0870 389 1991
Fax: 0191 387 1616
INFORMATION
First game Raby Castle, 5 August 1751
Earl of Northumberland's XI v Duke of Cleveland's XI.
First game as Durham County in 1876 versus MCC
First international game - versus Australians in 1878 (Won by 71 runs)
FORMATION
Official formation
23 May 1882
MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Won 7 times
FIRST-CLASS COUNTY
6 December 1991
Community Coaches (Full time)
Last week interviews took place to appoint 9 new full time Community Coaches to work in our region.
With funding received from The England and Wales Cricket Board it is now possible to set in place these coaches and The Durham Cricket Board have now made the appointments of the coaches to work in the following areas:
- 1 “Chance to Shine” Coach based in Tyne and wear
- 1 Community Coach based in Tyne and Wear
- 1 “Chance to Shine” Coach based in Tees Valley
- 1 Community Coach Based in Tees Valley
- 1 “Chance to Shine” Coach based in Durham
- 1 Community Coach based in Durham
- 1 Disability Coach to Cover the whole County
- 1 Women & Girls Coach to cover the whole County
- 1 DCCC/DCB Coach based at Riverside, working with Professional and County age groups.
This new development is a very significant step forward in tackling the important role of coaching and cricket development in our region.
A start is to be made from March this year, showing the commitment of the game of cricket to enhance the best features of our national game.
So watch this space!
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