England’s Wicket Keeping Coach, Bruce French, gave 10 cricket coaches and 10 junior wicket keepers involved with clubs in Bassetlaw a coaching and mentoring workshop at Cuckney Cricket Club recently.

This great opportunity for the coaches and players was made possible by Bruce’s brother Joe, who still has a heavy involvement with cricket in Bassetlaw through the Bassetlaw Junior Cricket Steering Group. The Council’s Sports Development team leads the group.

According to Council Sports Development Officer, Brett Frost, “The one-day workshop covered both high intensity practical work as well as the theory. It allowed the Bassetlaw coaches to take the much appreciated knowledge they gained back to their club players and fellow coaches, as well as helped the junior players to improve performance in their match play.

“Both coaches and players have had a real treat and we would like to thank Bruce for giving his time to delivering this session for the benefit of cricket in Bassetlaw.”