About Cricket for Parents

Hi – and welcome to the web site. Read on if you would like to know more about Cricket for Parents.

My name is Anthony and I live in Shropshire the UK. I’m a cricket coach, and I manage two junior cricket teams. My son and I also play for the same team in the Shropshire Cricket League.

I’m just passionate about cricket! I wanted to do my bit to promote the sport that’s given me so much pleasure, and this web site pulls together some of the things that I’ve learned over the years as a parent and cricket coach.

Like any other sport, cricketers have to get the basic skills right from an early age, and then build on them. Parents and coaches are vital partners in developing these skills, by providing the right balance of encouragement and training. And most of all, they need to make cricket fun!

The web site takes this balance as a starting point, and introduces the basics of playing cricket, as well as some of the other aspects of the game. These include buying equipment, watching live cricket and playing cricket video games, as well as lots of other ways that you can enjoy the sport.

Cricket is well known in some parts of the world but less so in others, so I’ve tried to take this into account. And, although parents are my primary audience, I hope that there’s also something here for you if you just want to find out more about cricket.

And, whether you’re new to cricket or an old hand, writing the web site has shown me that there’s always more to learn!

If you have any comments or questions, please get in touch. It would be great to hear from you.

Best wishes

Anthony

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