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Charlotte on the pathway to success
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| Charlotte Boulton, a pupil at South Craven School |
South Craven School pupil Charlotte Boulton has been rewarded for her cricketing prowess. Charlotte was recognised at a dinner organised by the Yorkshire Women's Cricket Association.
She was presented with the U-15s and U-17s batting award and the U-15s Player's Player award. She also received the Lord Taverner's award for the most promising player and the best batting award for Bradford Ladies.
This is just the latest taste of success for the Steeton Cricket Club all-rounder. In 2007 she was chosen as the Upper Airedale Junior Girl Cricketer of the Year. She was also called up to join the North of England U-19s training squad.
A number of youngsters from the Craven area have been selected by the Yorkshire Cricket Board to take part in the Pathways to Cricket Excellence Scheme.
Matthew Price of Bradley CC has been selected to take part in bronze level sessions being held in Pontefract.
The men's scheme also includes a silver and gold level, where in addition to fitness, skill, dietary/nutritional and net work, the youngsters learn of the psychological side of the game and advice for those who could make potential captains.
ECB-trained coaches can select students to progress through the higher levels during the course of 2008 scheme. In addition the students will be automatically reconsidered for the following year.
However Howard Clayton, secretary of the Pathways to Cricket Excellence, said: "They need to show above average ability. This scheme is about taking the best and giving them the best coaching."
Chris Gemmel of Settle CC has been selected to take part in the gold level of the scheme, which had five students selected for the Yorkshire Cricket Club's Academy last year.
Cricketers chosen for the gold level are likely to compete for the Yorkshire School U-15s team or the Yorkshire U-16s and U-17s sides.
Former gold level cricketers include Matthew Hoggard, Michael Vaughan, Ryan Sidebottom, Anthony McGrath and Richard Dawson.
A total of 320 young cricketers are involved in the men's side of the scheme, compared to half that number of women.
Clayton said: "We're forever trying to develop the women's side of the game."
But he said it is harder to keep women interested in cricket, as many often move on to play other sports or take part in activities such as dance.
Two girls from Steeton CC, Charlotte Boulton and Katie Wynn, one girl from Upper Wharfedale CC, Lauren Harker, have been selected to take part in the gold level of the winter cricket coaching scheme.
These sessions are held at Headingley where the girls did fitness, skill and dietary/nutritional work before Christmas, and then from the beginning of January to Easter they have been doing net work.
2:10pm Thursday 28th February 2008
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