Women & Girls Cricket Academy
Thames Ditton CC Women and Girls section is a community-led cricket club where players, parents, guardians and friends can enjoy watching and playing cricket in a fun, social and supportive environment. All taking place in a great location, for all abilities, with a clear pathway from Minis, through Colts up to our Senior and Women’s teams.
Girls Cricket
TDCC has a dedicated and thriving Girls section with a strong Minis and Colts section, from U5 up to U17.
Coaching
The coaching sessions are fun, dynamic and inclusive, giving players of all abilities the opportunity to develop new skills and play matches in an engaging learning environment.
The coaching at TDCC is delivered by the Chris Harrison Cricket Coaching Academy – Chris is the Head of Cricket at Hampton School and his company have a proven and exemplary track record. His team’s passion for Cricket and ability to bring out the best from each player is why we are truly fortunate to retain them as our Professional Coaches. All of our coaching team are ECB qualified, DBS checked, members of the ECB CA and First Aid qualified.
Minis (U5 to U7)
Training for the Minis is in the summer, on Sundays 09:00 – 10:30, on the Green
Colts (U8 to U17)
There is training for the Colts over the winter and summer.
Winter – Girls-only indoor nets are from Oct – March, usually Esher College.
Summer – Girls-only summer nets are on the Green, Monday evenings (April – July)
- U8-U9: 6pm to 7pm
- U10-U15: 7pm – 8pm
- Softball to hardball transition specific nets: 7pm – 8pm
There are also half-term and holiday training offered by the coaches, should players wisht specific 1:1 training. This is paid for separately.
Leagues & matches
We have entered Girls teams for the following friendlies and Surrey Cricket leagues:-
- U8 – Friendly matches – softball
- U9 Girls – SmashIT! Softball league
- U11 Girls – SmashIT! Softball league
- U10-U12 Girls – Hardball league
- U13-U14 Girls – Hardball league
- U15 Girls – Hardball league
- U16 & U17 Girls – Hardball league (mixed team)
In addition to playing for the Girls-only teams, Girls are also able to play for the mixed (boys & girls) age group teams.
If you want to find out more about Girls Minis and Colts cricket at Thames Ditton CC please contact robinajohns@outlook.com
Women’s Cricket Academy
TDCC’s Women’s Cricket Academy provides a welcoming, social and fun environment for women of all ages and abilities to return to cricket or take up cricket for the first time.
To support this, two Women’s Cricket Taster Sessions were held in April 2023. There was a fantastic response with 72 registering their interest in playing cricket, and a turnout of 32 for each taster session!
Women’s Coaching
Following the success of these taster sessions, ongoing Women’s cricket coaching will be held:-
Every Wednesday @ 6:30-7:30pm on the Green
- All abilities
- All ages
- No kit needed
- Softball cricket.
New Members welcome!
If you would like to see what coaching is like, please come along to the Wednesday coaching. The first session is free.
To join TDCC’s Women’s Cricket Academy, please click the membership link.
Hardball Cricket
We are also establishing a hardball Women’s cricket team. If you are looking to get into hardball cricket, have just started hardball or an experienced hardball player, please get in touch.
If you would like more information about joining and playing softball or hardball cricket, our coaching, the teams and matches, please email Robin at robinajohns@outlook.com.
Leagues & matches
In our first year, we will organise Women-only friendlies with local clubs for both softball and hardball; and if players attend the Senior nets, players can also play for the TDCC Senior teams on Saturday for our 1st to 4th teams, and for our Sunday league sides.
The ambition, is that TDCC will enter Women-only leagues covering both softball and hardball, for example:-
- Smash IT Indoors (softball) – 6 per side, pairs cricket
- Smash IT League (softball) – 8 per side, pairs cricket
- Surrey Slam (hardball) – 16 overs per team
- Sunday League – 40 overs per team
FAQs
Wednesdays @ 6.30-7.30pm, on Giggs Hill Green
Softball. However if we do have members who want to try or can do hardball, we can support that too.
£95. This includes social membership too, so your family can use the Clubhouse and Bar.
Yes. There will be some friendly matches organised with local clubs. The ambition is to enter into softball league and softball cup competitions.
No. Not for Softball.
Softball matches, for both friendlies and league matches, last about 1.5 to 2 hrs.
The season starts in 2nd week in April and ends at the end of July.
No, but it will help.
Yes. You can just train if you prefer not to play matches.
No. It will just depend on who is available and how many matches we can organise.
Yes. However, if you want to come and see what the coaching is like, the first session is free.
Yes. The Club organises autumn and winter Indoor Nets (soft and hardball). Depending on interest, they can be organised. Indoor nets are at Esher College.
Yes. If you have played hardball cricket, we will be organising hardball nets on Wednesdays at 6.30-7.30pm. If you are playing softball and would like to play hardball, we can also organise “transition to hardball” sessions. If you are keen to play and train for hardball cricket, please get in touch.
Not yet. Senior Girls Colts and Women hardball players can play for the Senior Teams on Saturday and Sundays.
The club is establishing a Women’s-only hardball cricket team – so if you want to join and play Women’s hardball cricket, please get in touch.
Yes. TTDC is a volunteer-run club. So we are always looking for members who can give their time and expertise to run and continually improve the Club.