The Western Storm Women’s cricket team will be stepping up their preparations for the 2022 campaign with a five (5) day Training camp at Desert Springs ICC accredited Cricket Ground & Academy between Monday 11th– Saturday 16th April.
Fifteen (15) 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.
The Desert Springs Cricket Ground which shall be utilised by Western Storm Women’s cricket team during their training camp
Western Storm Senior Team and Academy form part of the new Women’s Elite Domestic Structure.
The new eight regional structure will provide world class training, coaching and match play opportunities to develop the most talented female players for sustained international success and drive the performance of England women’s cricket.
The Western Storm Senior Team will compete in both 50 over and T20 competitions.
Based in the South West and Wales, Western Storm Ltd is formed of Somerset CCC, Glos CCC and Glamorgan Cricket, with Devon Cricket Board, Cornwall Cricket Board, Wiltshire Cricket Board, and Cricket Wales as other partners in the Region.
The players and coaches will be accommodated in some of the privately-owned Apartments and villas 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.
The Desert Springs Cricket Ground which shall be utilised by Western Storm Women’s cricket team during their training camp
