The playing side of Ealing Cricket Club involves two categories: The Senior section and the Colts section.

Ealing's senior section, with more than 70 members over the age of 17 playing in the club's 6 teams, train on Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the season from 6pm onwards. Thursday is the dedicated 1st XI practice night where players can have a net on artificial or grass, bat against the bowling machine and work at their fielding skills under the supervision of Ealing's two professional coaches.

In the off-season, indoor nets begin at Lord's in early February for 1st XI squad players. Outdoor sessions begin at weekends in late March concentrating on fitness and fielding.

Ealing Colts is one of the best known junior sections in Middlesex and now has over 300 members including 50 girls. Children can join Ealing Colts from 7 years upwards and receive coaching from a host of committed volunteers under the guidance of Colts Organisers Mark Wilkin and Rakesh Sethi with Ex- Middlesex players and professional coaches Peter Wellings and Ian Blanchett.

Ealing CC pays particular attention to developing young players and has arguably its best ever crop of junior cricketers, many of whom are involved with county youth squads. Outstanding junior cricketers are invited to join the Ealing CC Academy which trains twice weekly during the season. The club is committed to developing its colts players through to senior cricket for Ealing and hopefully to county and international standard. In the last 10 years, 8 players from Ealing CC have become involved with professional cricket.

During the school holidays, the club hosts extremely popular weekly cricket courses for boys and girls aged 7 and upwards. The courses are run by Peter Wellings and his coaching team - for more details visit P.W. - Coaching Cricket Excellence (see below).

Ealing CC also welcomes applications from boys and girls whose circumstances may hinder their involvement in cricket and may be able to offer scholarship places for coaching and courses.

For more details about colts coaching at Ealing CC please contact

Mark Wilkin 020 8579 1544 or Rakesh Sethi 020 8997 1546

School Holiday Cricket Courses

Peter Wellings 020 8810 0885 or 07958 981919 http://www.coachingcricketexcellence.co.uk