News Items
Dateline: | 5th March 2024 | |
Source: | Desert Springs Resort | |
Subject: | Cricket at Desert Springs | |
Title: | Worcestershire, Hampshire and Derbyshire all Choose Desert Springs Resort | |
Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Hampshire County Cricket Club and Derbyshire County Cricket Club will all be stepping up their preparations for the 2024 season by completing their respective warm weather pre-season training camps at Desert Springs Cricket Ground and Academy in March 2024.
Based at New Road in Worcestershire, Worcestershire CCC will be the first, of three, County Cricket Clubs to visit Desert Springs Resort to prepare for the 2024 season between Monday 4th March and Thursday 14th March 2024. The Worcestershire CCC training camp will comprise eleven (11) players and four (4) coaches, all of whom 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.
Hampshire CCC visit Desert Springs Resort to prepare for the 2024 with the bowling groups arriving in advance of the batters. Six (6) bowlers and two (2) coaches arrive to Desert Springs Resort on Thursday 7th March, being joined on 10th March by a further Six (6) bowlers and two (2) coaches. The Hampshire CCC training camp concludes for both groups on Friday 15th March.
Finaly Derbyshire CCC return to Desert Springs for the third year running and in the footsteps of their academy players whom have already visited in 2024. Twenty six (26) players and staff will be at Desert Springs Resort to prepare for the 2024 season between Tuesday 12th and Sunday 17th March 2024.
For all the counties grass net practice will take place at the Cricket Academy. Fielding sessions, strength and conditioning work, running, speed and agility work will be completed at the Cricket Ground and Gym at the Sierras Sports Club.
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 both El Torrente and 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
Dateline: | 19th February 2023 | |
Source: | Desert Springs Resort | |
Subject: | Cricket at Desert Springs | |
Title: | Worcestershire CCC Choose Desert Springs Resort | |
Worcestershire County Cricket Club will be stepping up their preparations for the 2023 season by completing a nine (9) day warm weather pre-season training camp at Desert Springs Cricket Ground and Academy between Thursday 23rd – Friday 3rd March 2023.
Based at New Road in Worcestershire, Worcestershire CCC will be the first, of three, County Cricket Clubs to visit Desert Springs Resort to prepare for the 2023 season. The Worcestershire CCC training camp will comprise twelve (12) players and three (3) coaches, all of whom 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.
Alan Richardson Worcestershire CCC Head Coach commented;
‘It is a nice opportunity to get outside and train for a week. The facilities at Desert Springs Resort are great, and the boys can get outside and do some work after a long winter indoors at Malvern.’
Grass net practice will take place at the Cricket Academy. Fielding sessions, strength and conditioning work, running, speed and agility work will be completed at the Cricket Ground and Gym at the Sierras Sports Club.
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
New Road, the picturesque home of Worcestershire CCC
Worcestershire CCC Squad, 2022