Burgess Hill Cricket Club is very proud of their Youth Development Programme with many boys at the club having been nominated for the Sussex Pathway programmes. Last season’s first eleven team consisted of up to eight players who came through the youth setup.

If you wish to join please contact our Director of Youth Cricket Geoff Brailey. For more information on Burgess Hill Cricket Club’s youth policies click here. Alternatively, go straight to our online membership payment page.

About Boys Cricket

Burgess Hill Cricket Club is registered under the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Clubmark Accreditation Scheme. The accreditation demonstrates the club is fully equipped to nurture, develop and promote cricket to youngsters throughout our community. Consequently our coaches carry out in-school training in conjunction with Sussex CCC coaches.

Our Youth Academy has expanded steadily now provides a steady flow of young players equipped to play cricket to Sussex Cricket League standard. Last season, the 5 Saturday teams had as many as 22 academy youngsters playing in any one week. Fundamental to this programme was developing a wealth of ECB Level 2 qualified coaches to deliver quality coaching to youngsters of all ability, both girls and boys.

As we enter 2026, youth membership now totals more than 200 members.

If you wish to join please contact our Director of Youth Cricket Geoff Brailey. For more information on Burgess Hill Cricket Club’s youth policies click here. Alternatively, gostraight to our online membership payment page.

For more information on Burgess Hill Cricket Club’s youth policies click here.

Achievements

Burgess Hill Cricket Club is very proud of their Youth Development. Many great players have come up through the ranks and gone on to record fantastic achievements.

Alan Hansford, one of five brothers to have played first eleven league cricket for the club, progressed from Burgess Hill youth cricket to go on and play for Sussex County Cricket Club between 1989 and 1992. One of his older brothers, Robert, won the Sussex Invitation League Batting Trophy for most runs scored in a season on no less than five occasions between 1984 and 1999. 

Caroline Atkins, who until recently played for the England Women’s Test and One-Day International teams, grew up playing youth team matches before moving on to greater things. In 1999, the club’s Sussex Invitation League winning side included nine players who had regularly played youth team cricket at the club. Last season’s first eleven team consisted of eight players who came through the youth setup.

In 2008, the club committed itself to the Chance to Shine programme and acquired the ECB Clubmark accreditation. Its Youth Academy has expanded steadily to ensure a steady flow of young players equipped to play cricket at Sussex Cricket League standard. Fundamental to this was developing a wealth of ECB Level 2 qualified coaches to deliver quality coaching to youngsters of all ability, both girls and boys..