Women & Girls Cricket

The Isle of Wight Cricket Board are looking to employ a Women and Girls' Cricket Development Officer to join the team.

The role is 15 hours per week, flexible working, and candidates must have an ECB Level 2 or Core Coach qualification, be subject to an advanced ECB DBS check and have a proven passion for advancing girls' sport.

The full job description and application form can be found below.

The Isle of Wight Cricket Board is committed to making cricket a sport with equal opportunities for both female and male cricketers of all ages and all abilities.  Whether you are starting your cricket journey as an All Star, wanting to join a club with your friends to play softball or are an established hardball cricketer with aspirations to play for your country, the IWCB is working hard to make sure that there is cricket for you to play.  

We are working hard to increase girl’s engagement of the game, grow representation and improve the opportunities for girls and women on the island across all aspects of the game. 

Please contact Alex Barton via wgdo@isleofwightcricket.co.uk for enquires.  

There are several opportunities for girls to get involved at clubs on the island.

Arreton, Ventnor, Ryde and Cowes Cricket Clubs are all keen to develop their girls’ sections.

For Arreton, please contact Tina Cooper, coopert2@hotmail.com

The U11’s team train Sundays from 9.30 - 10.30pm

For Ventnor, please contact Duncan Mills on dpmills02@sky.com. The under 13’s train Saturday mornings at 9.30am. Under 12’s train 6.00 - 8.30pm on Tuesdays evenings.

For Ryde, please contact Andy Day on andyday77@live.co.uk. Girls are training on Fridays from 6.00 - 7.30pm.

For Cowes, please contact Ash Goldsmith on ash@cowescricketclub.co.uk. They train Fridays. Softball is from 5.00 - 5.45pm and hardball is from 6.00 - 7.00pm.

For girls starting out on their cricket journey there are girl specific All Star and Dynamo sessions running this summer on the island.  All stars are aimed at the 5-8 year olds, Dynamo’s are for 8-11 year olds. To find your local centre please go to www.allstarscricket.co.uk or www.dynamoscricket.co.uk and put in your post code to find all the details of the Island programmes.