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Cricket

Cricket has been played at Felsted since 1805, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the school is recognised as one of the best in the country for this quintessentially English sport.

Girls and boys are introduced to cricket in Year 3 and it continues to be an important core sport, with many pupils taking the opportunity to represent the school in local, regional and national fixtures, with great success!

Sport at Felsted is for everyone and the youngest cricketers are taught to develop their hand-eye co-ordination and learn the rules and etiquette of the game. Cricket is an integral part of the Sports Programme and all pupils have the chance to represent Felsted in fixtures against other local and regional schools, with players of all abilities involved.

Cricket continues to be a core sport throughout the Senior School, with additional training and coaching sessions for keen and able players. There is a full fixture list for the boys’ and girls’ teams. Every year a match is played against an MCC team on the school’s famous main pitch, ‘The Front’, and Felsted also competes in the national T20 competition.

Top Cricket School

Felsted has been selected by the world’s longest established cricket magazine for its list of the country’s top 100 state and independent schools for the sport.

Inspiring Cricket Coaches

Cricket is led by former professional Jason Gallian (Essex, Nottinghamshire, Lancashire and England), while spearheading girls’ cricket at Felsted and successfully building participation is Lissy Macleod, who currently plays professional cricket as captain of Berkshire and a member of The Hundred team Welsh Fire, alongside her school commitments.

In 2023 Felsted's Director of Sport, Charlie Knightley, was part of England's winning Over 50s Cricket World Cup team.

Facilities

Felsted’s famous main cricket pitch, The Front, is right at the heart of the School and has been the scene of many high-profile matches over the centuries. It is kept in pristine, professional condition by a team of dedicated grounds staff. The school has four grass cricket squares, a 10-lane non-turf pitch net system, two non-turf pitches for games and a five-lane indoor facility.

The Senior School also has a fully equipped gym on-site, staffed by trained professionals.

Professional Players

Cricket Scholarships

Cricket players showing potential are invited to apply for a Felsted Sports Scholarship, which are offered at Year 7, Year 9 and Year 12.

Find out more and apply

Cricket Partnerships

Felsted School is an official partner of Sunrisers Cricket, one of eight top teams in the women’s domestic game. Felsted is also an MCC performance hub for regional women’s cricket

"Our aim at Felsted is to widen access to cricket for many more boys and girls. It’s such a great sport and we are excited to be developing more and more young players"

Smiling boy in cricket jumper holds bat in air in triumph

Boy bowling

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