Dateline:	6th January 2023
	Source:	Desert Springs Resort
	Subject:	Cricket at Desert Springs
	Title:	Cricket Ireland Women's XI Select Desert Springs for Training Camp

The Women’s national team of Cricket Ireland will be stepping up their preparations for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a six (6) day Training camp at Desert Springs ICC accredited Cricket Ground & Academy between Wednesday 11^th – Monday 16^th January 2023.

Twelve (12) players and five (5) coaching staff will be involved in a mixture of high performance training, spending their time completing a specific and carefully planned programme of numerous training sessions each day covering technical skills, bowling and batting, strength and conditioning and both individual and group activity.

 

Grass net practice will take place at the Cricket Academy. Match simulations, strength and conditioning work, running, speed and agility work will be completed at the Cricket Ground and Gym at the Sierras Sports Club.

Desert Springs Group Sales & Marketing Manager Simon Coaker commented;

“Having hosted the Men’s National team, U19 Girl’s and the Women’s National team in 2022, to now have the opportunity to host the Women’s National team as they prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup is a privilege for the resort and testimony to the quality of both the cricket and resort facilities we provide, and we very much look forward to providing them with a warm welcome.”

Cricket Ireland Women’s Head Coach Ed Joyce, commented;

“The Senior Women’s Team are looking forward to accessing the excellent outdoor facilities at Desert Springs, again, in order to best prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa”

The players and coaches will be accommodated in some of the privately-owned Apartments and townhouses at Desert Springs and the resort’s executive chef will be on hand to cater for the special dietary requirements of individual players dining in the Crocodile Club Restaurant.

 

To view the video of the Desert Springs Cricket Academy Click Here

 

For further information contact:

Peter Scott
+44 (0) 7518 295 810
ps@desertspringscricket.com

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	Dateline:	25th October 2023
	Source:	Desert Springs Resort
	Subject:	Cricket at Desert Springs
	Title:	Cricket Ireland U19 Girl's Select Desert Springs for Training Camp

We are delighted to announce that the Cricket Ireland U19 Girls will follow both Cricket Ireland Men’s and Women’s 1^st XIs in attending Desert Springs Resort. A seven (7) day pre T20 World Cup training camp will be held between Monday 28^th October – Tuesday 3^rd November at the ICC accredited Desert Springs Cricket Ground & Academy.

The team will be spending their time completing a specific and carefully planned programme of numerous training sessions each day covering technical skills, bowling and batting, strength and conditioning and both individual and group activity.

Grass net practice, both bowling and batting will take place at the Cricket Academy. Strength and conditioning work, running, speed and agility work will be completed at the Cricket Ground and Gym at the Sierras Sports Club.

 

To view the video of the Desert Springs Cricket Academy Click Here.

 

In addition to net practise at the Cricket Academy, scenario based match practise will take place on the ICC accredited Desert Springs Cricket Ground; as will a T20 match on Sunday 20^th October at 10:30am, against a XI from Tom Flowers Cricket Coaching who are taking part in the Desert Springs u16 Festival of Cricket.  As always spectators are more than welcome to attend this fixture.

The players and coaches will be accommodated in some of the privately-owned Apartments at Desert Springs and the resort’s executive chef will be on hand to cater for the special dietary requirements of individual players dining in El Torrente restaurant.

 

 

For further information contact:

Peter Scott
+44 (0) 7518 295 810
ps@desertspringscricket.com

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	Dateline:	4th April 2022
	Source:	Desert Springs Resort
	Subject:	Cricket at Desert Springs
	Title:	Cricket Ireland Women to attend Training Camp at Desert Springs

The Women’s national team of Cricket Ireland will be stepping up their preparations for the 2022 campaign with a six (6) day Training camp at Desert Springs ICC accredited Cricket Ground & Academy between Thursday 21^st – Wednesday 27^th April.

Nineteen (19) players and six (6) coaching staff will be involved in a mixture of high performance training, spending their time completing a specific and carefully planned programme of numerous training sessions each day covering technical skills, bowling and batting, strength and conditioning and both individual and group activity.

Grass net practice will take place at the Cricket Academy. Match simulations, strength and conditioning work, running, speed and agility work will be completed at the Cricket Ground and Gym at the Sierras Sports Club.

 

Desert Springs Group Sales & Marketing Manager Simon Coaker commented;

“Having recently hosted the Men’s National team, to now have the opportunity to host the Women’s National team is a privilege for the resort and testimony to the quality of both the cricket and resort facilities we provide, and we very much look forward to providing them with a warm welcome.”

 

The players and coaches will be accommodated in some of the privately-owned Apartments and townhouses at Desert Springs and the resort’s executive chef will be on hand to cater for the special dietary requirements of individual players dining in the Crocodile Club Restaurant.

 

For further information contact:

Peter Scott
+44 (0) 7518 295 810
ps@desertspringscricket.com

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