The Partnership Between KES Bath and Bath Cricket Club Goes From Strength to Strength.

The long-standing association between King Edward’s School and Bath Cricket Club has been strengthened recently as the School made available its sports facility at Bathampton in order that members of Bath Cricket Club can train more readily during the current building work at North Parade and the forthcoming development of the Club’s new indoor cricket school.

Until recently, KES used the Club’s indoor nets to extend its pre-season cricket training capabilities for the School’s elite development pathway programme. In addition, the School has been able to play matches on the iconic and picturesque Bath cricket ground. In return, Bath Cricket Club has partnered with KES in order to further the Club’s sustainability objectives, using a school minibus to reduce solo travel to away fixtures and thus reduce the Club’s carbon footprint.  Travel is often as far away as London or Cornwall for cup matches.

The mutually beneficial partnership was introduced at the start of the tenure of Mr Gregg Brown, who was appointed Head of Cricket at King Edward’s in 2012, after a long career as player and coach at BCC and Somerset County Cricket Club.  Mr Brown also sits on the governing board of BCC as Director of Cricket.

Building a strong foundation for the future, the School will benefit from the exciting developments at North Parade, which include a state-of-the-art indoor cricket school with Pitch Vision (an analytical tool to help player development), a bespoke gym and vastly improved grounds with two new-build pavilions and upgraded scoring and broadcasting technology. 

The School’s cricket philosophy is to provide an inclusive environment of sporting equality and encouragement. It also aims to support and develop the very best players, so they can compete and perform at regional and county level.  Here at KES cricket is played by all genders across all age groups.

Further exciting opportunities, which will benefit BCC and the School alike, will be announced in the near future.

G Brown, Head of Cricket, King Edward’s School, Bath