Bradford Schools Cricket Association

About Bradford Schools Cricket Association.

The main aim of the Bradford Schools Cricket Association ( BSCA) , is to encourage and develop the talents of young cricketers , roughly between the ages of 11 and 15 years in the following ways:

• To secure adequate provision of facilities for the game
• To provide or obtain coaching of the highest standard for players and staff
• To organise inter-school competitions at all age levels
• To arrange representative matches at all age levels between the BSCA and other Counties or Cities, and against such other opponents as the Executive Committee shall approve
• To arrange Tours and Festivals and participate in such Festivals organised by other Associations to which we are invited and which are approved by our Association.

For talented players, the BSCA runs trials for selection during the winter period and players are selected to represent the BSCA teams for each age group from Under 11 through to Under 15. Approximately 6 matches are arranged for each of these teams, although at Under 12 and at Under 14 there may be fewer teams to play against and consequently fewer matches. Our opponents are usually towns, cities and districts from within Yorkshire, but matches against other cities outside of Yorkshire have been a feature of the fixture list in the past, as well as counties, such as Cleveland.

The BSCA has endeavoured to arrange such matches over the years gone by and will continue seek to do so in the future. Various numbers of boys who have represented BSCA since the 1990's have gone on to play for Yorkshire or other counties. Others have represented Yorkshire Seconds or been selected by England Schools.

With the continued support of the Yorkshire Cricket Centre and the County Club, of coaches, teachers and administrators, there is no reason why such a successful period in the BSCA's history should not continue.

Tony Bowes.