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What is the Development Squad (Trust League XI)?
This is a squad of older teens and young adults who play matches in the summer against other clubs in the Surrey Junior Championship Trust League. Each side must include seven players under the age of 21, five of whom should be under the age of 18. Matches are Sunday afternoons in the summer.
Goals
keep older teens wanting to stay involved in playing cricket and enjoying their game
help all players in the squad to develop to the best of their ability
provide in an enjoyable training and playing environment
help young players to feel comfortable playing in senior cricket, as whichever level is right for them
Participation in this squad is optional. Players may also opt to play in regular senior league cricket. At SMCC, we have probably the largest senior section in the country, so we are able to ofter senior men's and women's cricket at an exceptionally wide range of standards and most players from around Under 15 and up can enjoyably play in senior games.
Who is eligible?
Development Squad is targeted mainly at U16-U21s. A few younger players who are known to our coaches might be invited to have a taster session / join the squad
Younger players need to be exceptionally strong to enjoy the experience. Coaches and captain reserve the right to ask players to not attend sessions until they are older if they feel that the player is not ready to participate safely.
The development squad consists mainly of boys but is very much open to girls and a small number of our strongest girls have trained and played with the squad in the previous years.
Indoor training
Autumn term 2025
Monday nights 6-8pm (120 mins).
10 weeks (Sept-Dec 2025) - Sept 29th, Oct 6th, Oct 13th, Oct 20th, Nov 10th, Nov 17th, Nov 24th, Dec 1st, Dec 8th, Dec 15th
Please note no sessions on 27th Oct and Nov 3rd due to school closure
Spring term 2026
Details TBC, but likely to be similar times and location to the previous term.
Where
In the sports hall of Forest Hill School (known as Forest Hill Community Sports Centre on Google Maps). There is free parking on nearby streets.
Cost
£250 per term, to be paid though Spond, using the link below. There is some more information on costs in the Spond form.
Booking form
Please use the link at the bottom of the page
Coaches
Training is led by Sean Ryan and our Men's 1st XI Captain, Neneto Davis. Neneto is a full-time, professional cricket coach and former county second team player. Neneto is a very experienced coach who works in many different organisations including Surrey, London Schools and the ACE Programme.
Development Squad captain Sean Ryan is also a fully qualified junior coach in his own right, and works for 360 Cricket, the ACE Programme, and Kent Cricket's junior performance pathway, helping to deliver nearly all of our junior indoor and outdoor training and camps.
Additional coaches may also support some sessions.
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