Andy, Development Coach for Warwickshire CCC, led the coaching. His own interest in coaching started when he was at university, volunteering with Tanworth and Camp Hill CC, aiming to restore the club´s junior section. After his success, with brother Rory, in building up the junior club to just under 100 young players under 13, he was offered a contract by Warwickshire CCC in 2016 to promote all cricket activity across Birmingham in schools and clubs, and to work with Warwickshire´s Young Players´ Academy. Andy has also coached cricket in Cape Town and jumped at the chance to visit the Algarve to coach more juniors.
He said: “We were thrilled to have the opportunity to spend two days introducing cricket at Nobel Algarve. Considering only a handful of the boys and girls had ever played before, we were genuinely impressed with their willingness to try something new and to listen and work with us so attentively. They had a lot of natural ability, which is a great start.”
Head of School Mike Farrer said: “Following the successful launch of rugby last year with our senior pupils, and some exciting fixtures at Loulé RFC, we are delighted to be now able to offer a second international school sport, cricket, to our younger pupils.”
The masterclass sessions culminated with a fun parent-pupil fixture on the Saturday morning and the club, now running for Primary children twice a week, hopes to attract new followers and help towards developing a taste for cricket with young people in the Algarve. If you would like more information or would like to get involved, contact info@nobelalgarve.com.