In a lot of cases, yes

Loads of fixtures happen on Saturday mornings. Mainly football and sometimes rugby here in Norfolk. Cricket is largely public school only, and places like Wymondham College. Many trips also happen at weekends and in school holidays.

(Since academies, I don’t think of schools as state or private; they all belong to trusts so are essentially private with state funding, but that’s a different issue. They still can’t or won’t afford the resources to run cricket.)

Posted By: APB on December 18th 2025 at 10:13:18

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Cricket is a minority sport. Did anyone actually play it in school? I know I didn’t (n/m) (Other Sports) - thirsty work, Dec 18, 07:14:37
- Opening bat for my school team (Other Sports) - Kev, Dec 18, 18:07:02
- Yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - Hertscanary, Dec 18, 15:23:46
- Yes (Other Sports) - Basil Wrathbone, Dec 18, 14:53:14
  - Then played a bit a University... (Other Sports) - Basil Wrathbone, Dec 18, 14:54:40
- Yes. Played it at our comprehensive. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Boyer, Dec 18, 12:40:54
- Yes. Wicky (n/m) (Other Sports) - Milko, Dec 18, 12:16:39
- Nope didn’t go to Eton or Harrow etc (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Dec 18, 12:13:43
  - That’s very evident tbf (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 18, 13:02:47
- Looking at responses below, I wonder what kind of school you went to? I had to take (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Dec 18, 11:13:04
  - we also had murder ball - utter carnage, can you imagine that happening today? (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Dec 18, 12:26:20
    - I'm old enough to remember British Bulldog, absolute carnage at break times (n/m) (Other Sports) - BSE Canary, Dec 18, 12:32:05
  - Unihoc? (Other Sports) - APB, Dec 18, 12:13:05
  - You forgot the dangerous climbing equipment and ropes in the hall... (Other Sports) - BSE Canary, Dec 18, 11:31:31
    - What the hell were those ropes all about? (Other Sports) - jamesward, Dec 18, 11:33:45
      - I think it was a nod to National Service PT, we just ended up swinging on them, launching (Other Sports) - BSE Canary, Dec 18, 11:41:09
- Ian Botham (n/m) (Other Sports) - footymadman, Dec 18, 10:47:50
- Yes at school level, until I took one right in the middle wicket, even though I was (Other Sports) - BSE Canary, Dec 18, 10:43:03
- yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Dec 18, 10:19:23
- Yes, I did (Other Sports) - APB, Dec 18, 10:04:00
  - We played our matches on Saturday mornings (Other Sports) - jamesward, Dec 18, 10:05:50
    - In a lot of cases, yes (Other Sports) - APB, Dec 18, 10:13:18
      - You also need a groundsman who can prepare a cricket wicket (n/m) (Other Sports) - jamesward, Dec 18, 10:18:13
        
        More than a few have sold playing fields (Other Sports) - APB, Dec 18, 10:23:23
- occasionally - the PE teacher was a former county player (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Dec 18, 09:40:29
  - My PE teacher was Mike Brunton (Other Sports) - jamesward, Dec 18, 09:46:50
    - Steve Adlard - was also a goalkeeper for Notts Forest (never played ) and Lincoln (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Dec 18, 09:47:55
      - I'm sure in those days all PE teachers were sadists (n/m) (Other Sports) - jamesward, Dec 18, 09:50:47
        
        yep - like the one in Kes! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Dec 18, 09:53:15
- Yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - norwaay, Dec 18, 09:26:55
- Yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Dec 18, 09:16:21
- yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - shoddy, Dec 18, 09:12:58
- Yes. Primary and high school. Never really enjoyed it though. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Trent_Canary, Dec 18, 09:02:59
- Yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - jamesward, Dec 18, 08:52:46
- Yes. (Other Sports) - Snakepit Divorceee, Dec 18, 08:48:58
- Yes. Hated it. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Dec 18, 08:28:02
- yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tombs, Dec 18, 08:21:42
- Yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Dec 18, 08:10:33
- Yes, one P.E teacher had played for Yorkshire and the other for Suffolk (Other Sports) - Ken Breadstick, Dec 18, 08:03:27
- Yes (but not very well) (Other Sports) - The Gaffer, Dec 18, 07:55:27
- CNS, 80s. Trevor Stubbs bowled at me at what seemed like 200 mph. Not enjoyable (n/m) (Other Sports) - Adster, Dec 18, 07:52:40
  - I remember the CNS in the 80s (Other Sports) - strap_on sally, Dec 18, 15:06:19
- Yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - Saucerer, Dec 18, 07:51:33
- Private schools? Only played at Oriel after school which was pretty much zero (n/m) (Other Sports) - thirsty work, Dec 18, 07:23:56
  - Local comprehensive (Other Sports) - Kev, Dec 18, 18:24:32
  - I remember playing football against Oriel (Other Sports) - Ken Breadstick, Dec 18, 11:27:54
    - I remember playing Oriel (I think) and I had to mark Scott Snowling (Other Sports) - Knitted Jesus, Dec 18, 13:16:13
  - Nope. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Dec 18, 08:28:39
  - Might depend on what part of the country (Other Sports) - paulg, Dec 18, 07:39:39
    - I'm beginning to think I might have got the wrong Oriel (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Dec 18, 14:22:04
    - Oriel was definitely after school activities. Very little (n/m) (Other Sports) - thirsty work, Dec 18, 07:52:36
      - Interest (n/m) (Other Sports) - thirsty work, Dec 18, 07:52:51
- Yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 18, 07:19:35
- Yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - Charles21, Dec 18, 07:15:48

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