Wiltshire Cricket Early Engagement Phase - Boys and Girls (U10-U12) - Registrations for Trials now open!

July 11, 2025

Wiltshire Cricket is pleased to confirm that information has been sent to cricket clubs regarding GIRLS AND BOYS EARLY ENGAGEMENT PHASE (Under 10 - Under 12) trials. These trials will be for selection on to 2025-2026 programmes.

IMPORTANT - Our process for nominating players from clubs has now changed. Clubs should ensure that they read the nomination and trials letter that has been emailed to them on 11th July 2025, and then forward this onto the parents / guardians of their nominated players. Parents and guardians will then be responsible for registering their son / daughter for a trial.

CHANGES TO TALENT PATHWAY FOR 2025-2025 - READ MORE: Ahead of this winter, Wiltshire Cricket has made a number of changes to its Talent Pathway including the introduction of the Early Engagement Programme and some changes to County Age Group Cricket

CLUBS ARE ASKED NOT TO COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORM ON BEHALF OF THE PLAYER, THIS SHOULD BE DONE BY THE PARENT DIRECTLY

Quoting the attached Nomination and Trials letter:

IMPORTANT – Following the changes we made to our trial registration process two years ago we are attempting to keep the process as similar as possible for 2025-2026.

Rather than clubs nominating players to Wiltshire Cricket, clubs are required to share the registration link provided with the players that they would like to be considered in the trial process. This is not an open link for anyone to register and it must remain with those that clubs would like to put forward for talent pathway cricket consideration.

The reason for clubs sharing the registration link with parents/guardians is because we would like parents/guardians of the players who they believe warrant a trial to make the decision themselves as to whether they wish for their child to attend a trial. As part of this registration, parents/guardians will provide their accurate contact information and will have the option to agree to receive communications from Wiltshire Cricket.

THE EARLY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME STRUCTURE IN WILTSHIRE:

Observations: Wiltshire Cricket will run a two stage observation process for players who register for Early Engagement Programme trials. These will include:
- Observation 1 – Outdoor Soft Ball Festival based trial in late August / early September
- Observation 2 – Indoor Skills based trial in late September / early October
Winter Programme: Following the observation sessions, players will be selected and invited to the following number of EEP programmes that will run across the county from January to March. The numbers invited reflect the programme ambitions of reaching 10% of the playing population in the county:

Under 10 Boys	3 programmes 24 hour her programme	14 players per programme (42 spaces total)
Under 11 Boys	3 programmes 24 hour her programme	14 players per programme (42 spaces total)
Under 12 Boys	3 programmes 24 hour her programme	14 players per programme (42 spaces total)
Under 12 Girls	3 programmes 24 hour her programme	14 players per programme (42 spaces total)

Summer Match Play: The summer match play programme will be designed to be both innovative and engaging for all players whilst maintaining the focus on equal opportunity for all who are involved in the programme. For more information on what the girls and boys summer EEPs will look like, please see the accompanying documents below:
- BOYS EARLY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME – FORMATS OF MATCHPLAY
- GIRLS EARLY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME – FORMATS OF MATCHPLAY

Trial Timeframes

PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME TRIALS ARE FOR PLAYERS WHO WILL BE IN UNDER 10S – UNDER 12S IN 2026 (for all older players, please refer to the County Age Group registration process)

Registration – Parents need to register by Sunday 3^rd August 2025.
Trial Notification – The exact details of trials (date/time/venue) will be shared to trial registrants by Wiltshire Cricket during w/c 11^th August 2025
Outdoor Trials – We are looking to operate our Early Engagement Programme trials as follows:
- Observation 1 – Outdoor Soft Ball Festival based trial in late August / early September
- Observation 2 – Indoor Skills based trial in late September / early October
Trial Outcomes – The outcome of trials will be communicated to parents by Friday 17^th October 2025.

If you would like more information about our Early Engagement Programme Trials, or if your child is not associated with a Cricket Club but would like to find out more about registering for an Early Engagement Programme trial, please contact one of: