Derbyshire Cricket Foundation Ltd

The Falcons Leadership Academy is up and running, with The OurCoop County ground hosting our biggest Summer Leadership Camp yet.👏

It was fantastic to use our Pitch-Side DCF Classroom for the Level 1 Sports Leadership Qualification and a First Aid Certificate!

Learners also had the chance to head to the field for some pairs cricket gameplay to understand the different roles involved in running Cricket activities.

For more information on the Falcons Leadership Academy, please see here⤵
https://www.dcfcricket.com/workforce/falcons-leadership-academy

Well done to Long Eaton Cricket Club 👏👏👏

DCCC Summer Camps🏏

Over the past 4 weeks, we have been running our Summer camps. Here are some pictures from our Week 3 summer camps here at Derbyshire County Cricket Club!

Tomorrow, our Week 5 cricket camps start at Chesterfield Cricket Club , Etwall Cricket Club, and Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club. See you there😆

🏏 DERBYSHIRE EEP 2026/27! 🏏

The Derbyshire Early Engagement Programme (EEP) 2026/27 is delivered by the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation in partnership with Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Designed for boys and girls aged 9–12, the EEP is a fun, inclusive and developmental programme that helps young players build the skills, confidence and game awareness they need to progress on their cricket journey.

⭐ Build confidence
🏏 Develop fundamental cricket skills
💪 Grow resilience and game awareness
🎯 Access high-quality coaching
🏆 Experience competitive development fixtures
🚀 Identify and support talented players progressing towards the U13 County Age Group pathway

📍 4 centres across Derbyshire
👧👦 U10, U11 & U12 boys and girls
🆓 FREE observation sessions
📅 Observations take place in September 2026
⏰ Register by Sunday 30th August 2026

Players who progress through the observation stages will have the opportunity to join the winter training programme before moving into summer match play in 2027.

You don’t need lots of cricket experience to attend. The EEP is designed as an entry point into the pathway, and hardball experience isn't essential.

Children involved in the programme during 2026 do not need to register for Stage 1 observations
👉 Ready to take the next step? Register for an observation session via the link in our bio.
Link.... https://www.dcfcricket.com/playing-cricket/junior-activity/early-engagement-programme-eep

Last Sunday, we had a wonderful Women and Girls Softball Festival!

Take a look at these pictures to see all the fun we had and the exciting cricket matches we enjoyed🏏

2026 HAF Camps💜

The DCF has been holding our HAF camps across the first 3 weeks of the summer holidays to give children a chance to enjoy cricket, games, and fun in a safe environment.

Here are some photos of one of our HAF groups playing rounders!

🏏🚶🏼‍♀️Women's Walking Cricket🚶🏼‍♀️🏏

The DCF welcomes women to our Walking Cricket Sessions—whether you're eager to get back to playing cricket or interested in learning how to play for the first time!

📍Alvaston Park Play Zone Court
🗓 Tuesdays 11-12pm
💸£5 per session

Interested? Click the link below to register!
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=zSdMEiRPP0exd3GBoiM6gKfKL46V_dZPptrN9xAECntUNE1KN0NMWUJMUU5SSjlNWElDWVZOOThEVC4u&origi

If you want more information, please contact Alex.
📩[email protected]

A huge thank you to all our fantastic sponsors who are supporting the upcoming Cricket Collective Awards, taking place on Wednesday 9th September🏏👏

Your support helps us celebrate the incredible people, clubs, and achievements across our cricket community.

There's still time to get involved! If you'd like to sponsor an award and help us make this year's event extra special, we'd love to hear from you.

📩Get in touch to find out more about award sponsorship opportunities.

Thank you for helping us celebrate cricket across Derbyshire!

Week 3 of our Summer Camps😎

This week, we took photos of the cricket games at our summer camp. At Rosehill Cricket Club

In these games, we focused on our batting and fielding. 😁