Cricket Leinster oversees all development work carried out in the province through the Cricket Leinster Development Programme. The Development Programme has strong impact on three of the four of our Strategic Pillars, with Clubs, Cricket for All and High Performance all being heavily influenced by the ongoing efforts of the programme.

We work very closely with various County Councils and local sports authorities across the province of Leinster. Several of these partnerships have allowed us to employ ‘Cricket in the Community’ positions and those staff deliver a lot of cricket based activities within local schools and clubs. The Union’s Primary Schools programme is a large part of the overall development programme where thousands of schoolchildren receive weekly schoolyard coaching sessions from our team of qualified coaches. During the Spring and Summer months, these same schools participate in inter-schools’ competitions like the Leprechaun Cup and Super League.

The Development Team’s work in educational institutions is not limited to delivering coaching sessions to students though, as a crucial aspect in the sustainable development of the sport is to upskill teachers and older students in coaching through Teacher Training programmes. Cricket Ireland qualified tutors help deliver these courses for Cricket Leinster which see a legacy of the sport through the schools in the wider Leinster region.