The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is pleased to announce that registration for the Yorkshire Regional Cricket Boys Under 9s Observation days for the 2024 season is NOW OPEN.
U9 Regional Observation Days are the primary entry point for boys in school year 4 and below to join the YCCC Performance Pathway Summer Programme and are intended for all boys who wish to be observed for a place at Regional level. Registration is open to all.
U9s is the youngest programme run by YCCC and sees our four Regions (North, East & Central, South and West) take part in an inter-Regional programme throughout June and July each year.
Please note: Parents wishing to sign their child up for observations should be aware of and consider that U9s Regional is hard-ball cricket and is the highest-standard of representative cricket at this age in the county. If you have any questions regarding the observations and whether they would be right for your son, please contact your local Convener (details below).
Registration Link
To sign a young player up, please visit the following link, completing all areas of the online form
The form will remain open until 12th May, so please ensure any player wishing to attend is signed up before this deadline.
Further information on eligibility and contact details can be found below.
Eligibility (Region)
Observation Days will be take place for each Region. Regions are distinguished by who you pay your council tax to:
• North – Cleveland, North Yorkshire, York.
• East & Central – East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield.
• South – Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield.
• West – Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees.
Contact Details
If you have any problems relating to any of the above or any queries, please contact your Regional Cricket Convener. Details can be found below.
East & Central Region – Andrew Inns, a.inns@yorkshireccc.com
North Region – Andy Exton, a.exton@yorkshireccc.com
South Region – Chris Marples, chris.marps@icloud.com
West Region – Adam Trunks, adam.trunks@yorkshireccc.com
Dates & Venues for Observations
North - Terrington Hall School – Wednesday 29th May
East & Central – Driffield Town Cricket Club – Tuesday 28th May
South – Doncaster Town Cricket Club – Tuesday 28th May
West – Woodlands Cricket Club – Tuesday 28th May
Exact session times will be communicated to all who sign up the week after the registration deadline.
For any queries around the YCCC Boys Performance Pathway, please contacts Boys Pathway Operations Manager Jack Stockdale at j.stockdale@yorkshireccc.com.