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Program
Information
Junior NJ Cricket or fondly
referred to as JNJC started as a pilot youth development
program in the summer of 2006, it was initiated by
Kalpesh Patel with assistance a few players from the
Cricket League of New Jersey (CLNJ). The participation
level exceeded all of our expectations when more than 40
boys registered and participated in the program during
its first session.
The program is created to
develop and enhance the cricket skills of New Jersey
youth between the age of 10 and 17. The primary
objective of the program is to introduce "Hard Ball"
cricket to develop young cricketers who in a relatively
short time will be able to play the game at advanced
levels. This program will allow us to introduce the game
of cricket to all the curious youngsters that watch
cricket games being played at the Fairgrounds during
their baseball practice and games. It will definitely
cater to the numerous children from that have shown a
keen interest to learn how to play cricket and join a
cricket club. The ultimate goal is to produce "Little
League Cricket" for our area, and have regular,
organized and competitive junior cricket.
We are currently working
with several schools to introduce cricket as part of
their Physical Education (PE) curriculum, at same time
assisting them to establish a Cricket Clubs for their
school, thereby ultimately creating an infrastructure
for “Inter School” cricket competition. If you are aware
of any school district that would be receptive to such a
program, or are able to assist us in any way, please
contact us by
email.
We are also in the
process of organizing a “Little League Cricket” program
during the summer vacation, where 25 over matches will
be played every Friday. If you know any one between the
age of 10 and 17 that is interested in joining "Junior
NJ Cricket" for either the upcoming Winter or Summer
program, or are aware of any individuals or
organizations that would assist us in reaching these
goals please contact us by sending an email to Info@JuniorNJCricket.com.
Winter
Indoor Program
We have negotiated with an
existing baseball facility and established a JNJC
"Winter" indoor program to maintain continuity for its
members. This practice facility is located in Edison, it
is available to JNJC for 2 hours time block every week,
it will be set up with 3 full length nets that have 30+
feet for bowlers run up. The program began on November
18, 2006 and will continue until the end of April 2007.
This program will accommodate more than 30 participants.
The practice sessions will be held LATE on FRIDAY
nights.
Summer Outdoor
Program
The summer program will be
conducted at the Cricket Field on the Far Hills ground.
There will be at least 3 sessions per week that will be
held Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:30 PM to 7:30
PM. On Monday and Wednesday will be practice sessions
where the boys improve their basic cricket skills such
as batting, bowling and fielding. On Friday there will
be organized 20 over matches that allow the young
cricketers to apply their skills in a "real match"
scenario. It will also give them precious "Match Time"
experience that they are simply not able to acquire
elsewhere.
Fairgrounds
“Cricket Field” Infrastructure
We are
currently working with the Borough of Far Hills to
develop the FIRST and ONLY world class “Cricket Field”
specifically for youth development in North East
America. They have granted us access to create the
required infrastructure, which includes laying down a
Permanent Synthetic Turf Pitch on top of a
sophisticated drainage system by a company that has
installed wickets around the world including England and
India. In order to play high quality cricket the grass
on the “Cricket Field” will be cut as low as the height
of the grass on a fairway of a golf course. The 30 yards
inner circle as well as the 60 yards boundary will be
marked out with chalk. There is also a plan to bring in
sight screens and a permanent scoreboard from
England.
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