Wrekin features in Cricketer Top 100

A Shropshire school named one of the best in the UK for cricket regularly produces more than a dozen players competing at county level in the boys’ and girls’ teams.

Wrekin College was revealed in The Cricketer’s Schools Guide 2023 as one of the top 100 senior schools in a bumper 156-page supplement.

The successful roll call of schools – which features both state-funded and private establishments – was finalised after an exhaustive selection process that saw a huge number submit entries for inclusion in the guide.

Wrekin has an enviable reputation for producing top players while also boasting some of the best cricketing facilities in the county.

Director of Sport James Shaw said they were delighted to be included after they had stepped up efforts in recent years to play even more cricket and expand the school’s fixture calendar.

Last summer there were almost 100 fixtures in the diary across the year groups with some of the 1st XI players producing outstanding results.

“We also introduced some cricket to the Christmas term while throughout the lockdowns we set pupils challenges in batting, bowling, and fielding to ensure continuity in standards as much as we could,” he said.

“This recognition of all those efforts and the hard work of pupils who commit to training and giving their all in fixtures is wonderful for the school.”

All entries for the top 100 list were judged against an extensive set of criteria, which included a compelling commitment to cricket in the curriculum, facilities, fixture programmes, and coaching.