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essex autogroup Graham Gooch Cricket Centre

The Cricket Centre was originally built in 1977 and extended to six lanes in 1992. As well as being the indoor training venue for the Essex County Cricket Club 1st XI, the centre offers a wide variety of programmes, courses and activities for Girls and Boys from 7 to 70+.
 
 

Individual Coaching Programme

We run both a Winter and Summer Individual Coaching Programme lasting approximately 24 weeks and 10 weeks respectively.
 
The sessions last for 30 minutes or 1 hour and booked for the same time and day each week for the duration of the programme. Click on the link for more information on individual coaching.
 
Please note the courses are very popular and all applications for places are treated on a strictly first come, first served basis. Sessions are not carried over from one programme to the next, so you will need to book early to avoid disappointment.
 
For more information or to be added to our mailing list to receive future details please telephone 01245 254028 during normal office hours – Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.
 

Summer Individual Coaching

Please telephone 01245 254028 for more details.  

Club Net and Hall Hire

Nets are available during the year, from a single lane to half or whole hall hire. They are available during the day all year round and most evenings from January to late April. We have a mailing list of clubs who have expressed an interest, please telephone 01245 254028 for more information and current availability.
 

Birthday Parties

Two hours of cricketing fun for up to 18 participants or for older cricketers an indoor match. For Birthday Party details click here. For what activities a party might include click here.
 

Indoor Leagues

We run indoor leagues during the winter for a variety of age groups. They are fast, fun, competitive and a great way of keeping fit in the winter.

Adult Indoor Leagues

Ladies League takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from October to finals night in January and the Over 40 League takes place over the same period of time but on Thursday and Friday evenings. The finals are held in January between the top teams from the two evenings.
 

University of Essex Junior Indoor Leagues

University of Essex
 
Junior Leagues take place on Sunday afternoons and are run in three age groups - Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15. The 'season' for the junior leagues is from October to the finals at the end of March/beginning of April. Please click on the separate links for the results and league tables.
 

Coach and View

School or club groups/teams can have two hours coaching and then enjoy watching the rest of the day's play. This applies to LV= County Championship games only. Please see the links for information on this scheme. To add your details to our mailing list please telephone the Cricket Centre office 01245 254028.
 

Cricket Days and Skill Days

Are offered in the school holidays for girls and boys from 7 years of age in a variety of age groupings.
The cricket days cover all aspects of cricket - batting, bowling and fielding. Skill days focus on batting or bowling skills are for older children. The day runs from 10 am to 3.30 pm, with short breaks for drinks and approximately 40 minutes for the participants to eat their packed lunches!
In the cricket season, we may get the chance to eat lunch in front of the pavillion, sometimes watching a match or the 1st team players training.
For details of courses for the next school holidays, please click on the link opposite.
 

Cricket Camp

The Cricket Camps last for two or five days, dependant on age. The camps add to the coaching of cricketing skills with teamwork, strategy, leadership, challenges, games etc. Please see the link for current details. All the courses are run by experienced coaches and offer the opportunity for adding or enhancing your skills and using those skills in an indoor game situation. Please click on the link to access the latest holiday plans.
 

Coaches

If you are already a net competent Level 2 coach and interested in coaching at the Cricket Centre please contact Lesley Manning, Cricket Centre Manager lesley.manning.essex@ecb.co.uk or if you would like to get involved with coaching for the Essex Cricket development team, schools coaching and other community initiatives, please contact Tracey Davies, Cricket Development Manager tracey.davies.essex@ecb.co.uk
 
 

Want to become a Cricket Coach?

Already a coach and want to develop your coaching further? For information on Coach Education please visit the Essex County Cricket Board website: www.eccb.org.uk and see the information on the Coach Education pages.