The Club’s youth team sheets already include girls, but with the rising profile of the national women’s game – driven by the popularity of the T20 and The Hundred formats – we feel the time is right to establish female-only squads, supported by specialist training.

Warwickshire CC has endorsed the initiative and will provide additional training support and advice on career pathways for those interested in pursuing a professional cricketing career.

To get the ball rolling, we’re providing four softball taster sessions on Friday 29 July, Friday 5 August, Tuesday 9th August (Hosted by Warwickshire County Cricket development team) and Friday 12 August. The sessions will cost £40 in total, which can be signed up for on our Pitchero site by purchasing the "2022 Girls cricket" product in the club shop (see details below).

Sessions start at 18.00 and will last 1.5 hours at our Old Church Road ground, Harborne (B17 0BX).

Initially we’re aiming to establish Under 11 and Under 13 girls’ teams – the Harborne CC Swans – to enter local competitions and to complement the youth boys teams, six Saturday and three Sunday adult teams that have helped make Harborne one of the largest cricket clubs in the Midlands.

For further information please contact Sat Sunnar – e: sat.sunnar@harborne-cc.co.uk or John Miller e: john.miller@harborne-cc.co.uk

PITCHERO INSTRUCTIONS

1. Register as a club member (as a parent) at www.pitchero.com/clubs/harbornecricketclub2 and at the same time add names for all children that you wish to attend the coaching sessions. (Please follow the guide here to see how to update details for your child: https://help.pitchero.com/knowledge/membership-information).
2. For existing parents, to add a new child, on the app go to "My account", "My roles", and click "Manage" next to "Parent" - this will give the option to add an additional child to your account.
3. The club must approve the application before payment can be made – we will endeavour to approve new applications within 24 hours, following which you will receive a notification.
4. Once you have added your child (or children) and they have been accepted by the club, go to the ‘Shop’ section of the app / website and select "2022 Girls cricket".
5. On the ‘Checkout’ page select your child or children (please do not select the parents name) in the ‘Who is this product for?’ section.