There are many clubs around but it's not that simple. First of all, games/training are often in the evening when parents aren't always available to ferry their kids around. I manage a team of 20 kids but we had to scratch a game the season before last as we couldn't raise a team.
Then there's...
I'm sure there are a couple of state schools there but more than 90% will be private
Our own club doesn't participate in Chance to Shine as we don't see as beneficial to club cricket (there was a heated debate on this at our AGM a few months ago). But clubs are struggling - we're not doing too...
The Cricketer is publishing a special edition with a feature on the 100 best schools for cricket in England (including six in Sussex).
I've had a look and I'm pretty sure that every school on it is an independent. The hidden message is that most future England cricketers are going to come from...