Cricket academy launches in Ayrshire as club look to unearth homegrown talent

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iOS and Android.Run in partnership with KA Leisure, the new Marress Cricket Academy will work closely with primary and secondary schools in North Ayrshire, introducing youngsters to the sport and offering them a pathway into the club’s youth system.The hope then is to create a one-club culture which will see promising youngsters progress to Irvine’s senior teams in time.Derek said: “With the club’s 200th anniversary not too far away, we want to ensure cricket is in Irvine for many more years.“We’re the only cricket club left in North Ayrshire now sadly, and we want to get to a position where we are producing homegrown talent.“Introducing kids to the sport is the best way to do that. "We want to take cricket into schools, something we can’t.