Kent Cricket News   -------------------------------------------------
http://www.kent.cricket.org   ----------------------- Sat 20 Feb 1999  

Youth Development News - 160 youngsters enjoy Seeboard Super Eights

Kent Cricket Board's annual Seeboard coaching scheme for county 
primary schools reached a spectacular climax as 160 youngsters took 
part in the indoor super eights festival at the University of Kent 
in Canterbury.

They were selected from 7,500 children who were originally introduced to
cricket by development coaches at 200 schools in the summer.  Sixteen
teams took part, split into East and West Kent groups.

Maidstone Interceptors defeated Ashford Attackers in the East final, with
Maidstone Strikers third and Swale Sweepers fourth.  In the West section
the winners were Bromley Backswings, with Sevenoaks Stumpers runners-up,
Sevenoaks Seamers third and London Leg-Breaks fourth.

Champagne award winners were 10-year-olds Sam Leggis (Smarden) and 
Michael Bailey (Kemsing) and 11-year-olds Robbie Card (Mereworth) 
and Edmund Birkhamshaw (Beckenham).

Shepherd Neame are the sponsors of the Kent Youth Cricket Festival 
for 1999, which will see an expansion of the highly-successful 
Tunbridge Wells Festival for Under-16 teams.  The generous 
sponsorship will cover the cost of ground hire, cricket balls, 
umpires and trophies.

At present eight teams compete in the Tunbridge Wells festival at 
The Nevill Ground in August, but this year there are to be three 
other festivals - Mid Kent (to be held at The Mote and Ashford CC), 
Metropolitan (CUACO) and Easter Kent (University of Kent at 
Canterbury).  It is hoped to attract a further 24 teams, eight in 
each group.

Players must be under 16 on August 31 and full details and entry forms are
available from Kent Cricket Development Officer David Sear at the KCB
office in Canterbury (email david.sear.kent@ecb.co.uk)

Kent Cricket Board, in partnership with the Kent Association of 
Cricket Coaches, are organising two Child Protection Workshops.  The first
was at the Ames Levett Centre at Canterbury on February 1 and places are
available at the second, to be held at Kent Sports Development Unit at
West Malling on Monday, March 1 (7pm) at a cost of £5.

The workshops' aim is to raise awareness of child protection in a 
practical and non-alarmist way and will involve key issues such as 
child abuse and the response to it, good coaching practice, 
minimising the likelihood of wrongful accusations and promoting 
positive relationships with children.  The organisers point out the 
distressing fact hat sport has been used to disguise child abuse and
stress that the issue cannot be ignored.

Contact the development office for full details and an application form.

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Commemorative Covers

We have been contacted by Woodford Sports Covers, who produce a 
variety of commemorative covers (similar to first day covers) for 
special events and matches to help sports club and charities raise 
funds. Some of these are signed by relevant cricket personalties. 

Several of these might be of interest to Kent CCC supporters.

 1998 Alan Igglesden testimonial cover

 1999 Trevor Ward benefit cover

 1997 Opening of The Les Ames Memorial Pavilion 
 at the The Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone, by Lord Cowdrey.

The company's website is:  www.woodfordsportscovers.freeserve.co.uk

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