Lancashire Cricket Board: New Women & Girls Section

New Women & Girls Section
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Dipesh Asher on 25/01/2012 13:04:00

The Women and Girls section of the website has been relocated to have its own
tab on the top line!

It’s an exciting time for female cricketers as the women's & girls game is
evolving fast. The profile has been raised and Lancashire has its own Women and
Girls Development Officer - Jenny Laycock.
Under the new section of the website you will be able to view information on
Senior County Squad, Junior County Squads and Grassroots Cricket for Women's &
Girls. These sections will be updated regularly with the up to date news
including player profiles, match reports, festival news, club updates and
fixtures.
Andrew Hayhurst (Director) commented: "The LCB is delighted with the appointment
of Jenny as the LCB Women & Girls Cricket Development Officer. She is the first
and dedicated officer to lead on development of women & girls and is a key role
for us as we try to increase the number of women and girls clubs and girls
sections. With a high volume of girls being coached cricket in schools through
Chance to Shine programmes, there are currently not enough clubs and district
teams for them to participate. With the England Women's team doing very well,
this is an area we need to further develop. Jenny has been successful in her
previous role with the LCB as the Fylde CDC. She is the current captain of the
Lancashire Senior Women squad and the Lancashire Girls U13 Head Coach."
Jenny Laycock (Women & Girls Cricket Development Officer) said: "I am now the
main point of contact for Women and Girls Cricket in the County. This will
encompass grassroots through Chance to Shine programme right up to liaison with
the Performance Manager on EPP players. One of my main challenges is to get a
good stable programme of matches for Senior Women cricketers in the County. This
will initially be driven through a mid-week league to get teams up and running.
The Chance to Shine programme will help clubs establish junior girls sections
through myself coordinating a schools programme. I will also be raising the
profile of the Senior Women's team, the first step in this is to create player
profiles for all 1st X1 players over the next couple of months."
If you need to contact Jenny, she is available on: Tel: 07713 287989; E-Mail:
jlaycock@lccc.co.uk.
Follow Women & Girls cricket at: www.lancashirecricket.co.uk/women-girls.