Prestwich coach Pete Staley has been selected to manage two junior cricket teams in a prestigious international indoor competition next year.
Pete, who is currently captain of the club’s 4th team, as well as running junior teams at Prestwich and at district level, has been appointed as the manager of the 13 & Under, and 15 & Under, teams to compete in Dubai.
They will represent Action Indoor Cricket England (AICE) in the Junior World Series to be held from September 29 to October 7, 2023.
Pete, who still plays Masters indoor cricket, has been managing teams at The Cricket Asylum in Sowerby Bridge, coaching the indoor U11 AICE national champions and U14 super league winning sides in 2021 and 2022.
An article in The Cricket Asylum’s newsletter says:
Since giving it a go back in 2014 Indoor Cricket has steadily grown in popularity at The Cricket Asylum (TCA), and over recent years have joined forces with the national governing body for the sport, Action Indoor Cricket England.
We have provided a pathway for talented indoor players to play this fast paced format in National competitions down in Birmingham and now some even bigger opportunities are on the horizon for both our players and coaching team.
Long standing Cricket Asylum Head Coach Matt Dawson has recently been named as the England 15 & under boys Lead Coach, with our younger coach Jordan Croft named as 13 & under and 15 & under assistant Coach.
Also Pete Staley, who has been instrumental in developing TCA’s pathway into Nationals and the partnership with Action Indoor Cricket, has been named manager of the 13 & under and 15 & under boys teams.
Duncan Norris, AICE chairman, stated, “Action Indoor Cricket England are delighted to have this talented trio of coaches on board for our next junior international campaign. Recognising quality and commitment to developing the Indoor format across the country, I am really excited to be working with Matt, Pete, Jordan and all at the Cricket Asylum moving forward.”
An AICE spokesman added, “Pete’s managerial skills as well as his coaching experience will be very well utilised as we gear up our junior programme ready for the Junior World Series in later Spetmber 2023.”
