Juniors Introduction

About our junior section

Welcome to Hayes CC Junior Section

Here at Hayes (Kent) Cricket Club, we pride ourselves on being a family focussed community club. We provide a safe and fun environment for juniors of all ages and abilities to learn, develop and grow. Juniors have always been at the heart of the club, and we always ensure our senior teams are built up from a successful and enjoyable junior section.

We are an open, and inclusive club – everyone is invited to join! Please click here if you would like to become a junior member

Our fully qualified coaches and volunteers run a comprehensive programme of activities throughout the year to keep your kids fit and active whilst enjoying playing cricket in a team environment. This includes weekly coaching, matches, holiday camps, indoor nets during the winter, one-to-one coaching, and social events.

Please contact our junior Chairman, Robert Taylor (rob@hayescricket.com) if you need any further information.

What's on offer and when

Age groups and coaching

At Hayes, we support the development of junior players from learning the game as an Under 11 to making their Senior XI debuts. We encourage and support our juniors to play senior cricket, selecting the best players for our Saturday league teams. Additionally, we operate numerous teams for all juniors across the following age groups:

  • U11s softball
  • U11s (girls only)
  • U11s hardball
  • U13s
  • U13s (girls only)
  • U15s
  • U15s (girls only)
  • Under 17s
  • Under 19s
  • Sunday Development (transition to senior cricket)
We also take part in softball festivals and tournaments throughout the summer.

Please click here for all times, dates and information on coaching sessions for all age groups.

We also run our own softball cricket course, Hayes Hornets, for children in Reception to Year 4 (aged 5 to 9 year olds), as well as the ECB Dynamos programme (ages 8 to 11 year olds). These programmes help prepare our junior cricketers for our hardball coaching groups.

Dynamos are ECB sponsored sessions run by the Club coaches. However, once complete, your children can elect to join the club as a junior member and continue their development for the remainder of the season.

Hayes Hornets Cricket Coaching

Hayes Hornets provides a fantastic first experience for all children aged 5-9 years old where they’re guaranteed 11 weeks of jam-packed fun, activity and skills development. The programme is designed to introduce children to the sport, teaching them new skills, helping them make new friends and have a great time doing so. Membership includes an exclusive Hayes Hornets T-shirt, softball bat, and ball.

To sign up to the Hayes Hornets programme, please email softball@hayescricket.com

Dynamos Cricket Coaching

Dynamos Cricket provides a fantastic next step for all those graduating from All Stars Cricket and the perfect introduction for all 8-11 year-olds new to the sport! Dynamos provides children with a more social session, focused on developing fundamental movement skills and preparing them for the transition to our hardball coaching.

To sign up to the Dynamos cricket program, please click the link here to register on the ECB website.