Female Cricket Specific Coaching Courses in Kent – Winter 2026
The Kent Cricket Foundation, in partnership with the ECB and Metro Bank, is offering a range of excellent opportunities to gain coaching knowledge and qualifications…
The County of Kent has been a leading light for women’s & girls’ cricket, with a hugely successful history.
The Kent Women’s Cricket squad have won eight One-Day & three T20 titles, the most successful county side in women’s cricket. A number of Kent players have also developed through the Kent County Talent Pathway to International Level. Lydia Greenway, Tash Farrant, Tammy Beaumont and Alice Davidson-Richards were all involved in grass roots cricket in Kent, and have since gone on to represent England.
In the recreational sphere, we have a growing network of schools, clubs, regional programmes and private coaching companies delivering cricket to females across the County. We hope this website can help you to find cricket local and suitable to you and we would be happy to hear from you and help you to get playing!
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Kent Cricket are passionate about continuously supporting female participation in cricket across the county. We are looking to support clubs across the county to develop women’s & girls’ sections that are fully integrated within their cricket club, have an effective coaching and volunteer network, engage with the county competition framework, are knowledgeable of the suitable project funding available to them and have a specific W&G’s development plan for sustainability.
Please see the below links to find a female cricket club near you. Please note, the clubs below are those that enter female teams into our competitions. There are many further clubs that accommodate girls within their mixed training and competitive cricket. For further guidance choosing a club, please get in touch.
Kent Women’s Premier League (KWPL)
A Kent Cricket County league for performance women’s hardball cricket clubs. Currently with two divisions (Premiership & Division One) the league format is a mixture of T20 and 30/40 Over fixtures, with the top two teams from each division competing in the KWPL County Finals in September.
Kent Women’s Development League (KWDL)
A Kent Cricket run league for developing women’s entry-level hardball cricket clubs. A flexible format allowing varied game lengths, number of players and fixture days. This league is all about development and getting plenty of fun, yet purposeful, hardball cricket played.
Kent Women’s Softball Bash (KWSB)
A Kent Cricket run league with two divisions for performance women’s softball cricket clubs. This is a longer yet still flexible format, allowing varied game lengths (16 to 20 overs), number of players (8-11) and fixture days (can be midweek evenings). This league is all about development and getting plenty of fun, yet competitive, softball cricket played, in a longer format than the KWSCL below.
Kent Women’s Softball Cricket League (KWSCL)
A Kent Cricket run league for women’s softball cricket clubs. Clubs are put into regional divisions (of which there are now eight) and each club hosts a festival for their group teams with each team playing the others at every festival. The top team from each group progresses to the County Final in September. Usually 8-a-side , playing 8 over games (but can be flexible), this league is all about plenty of fun, yet competitive, softball cricket.
Women’s Softball Cricket Festivals (Social)
Clubs can run one off women’s (or family) softball cricket social festivals too. Softball cricket is a great introduction for people into cricket. Softball cricket is about getting out and playing with maximum fun, minimum fuss. No pads, no hardball, no heavy bat, no head-scratching rules. It’s a game for absolutely everybody, no matter your skill level, fitness, or age. Playing time for a game is between 30-50 minutes, so it never gets boring.
Any club can run a women’s or family softball cricket festival, please click here for a useful guide on doing so.
Women’s Indoor Competitions (Hardball & Softball Cricket)
An out of season offer for clubs to continue the playing interest in the winter months. Both hardball and softball cricket festivals are on offer, six a side, fast-paced, fun festival games. Plus, from 2025 onwards, the Kent Women’s Softball Cricket Indoor League was formed, with West & East League Divisions.
To express an interest in any of the Women’s Club Cricket Competitions listed above, please contact Helen Fagg-Lenihan
All Stars (U9’s) Girls’ Softball ‘Countdown’ Cricket Festivals
Kent Cricket run 6-a-side softball cricket countdown festivals for the under 9 age group. Thirty balls per innings, pairs games, played across an afternoon on an outfield.
Dynamos (U11’s) Girls’ Softball ‘Countdown’ Cricket Festivals
Kent Cricket run 6-a-side softball cricket countdown festivals for the under 11 age group. Thirty balls per innings, pairs games, played across an afternoon on an outfield.
Mixed Age Softball Cricket Competition
A Kent run league to help clubs put out girls’ softball sides. Leniency on age eligibility means any girl in school years 7 to 11 is eligible to play. Clubs are put into regional groups and each club hosts a festival for their group teams with each team playing the others at every festival. Usually 8-a-side , playing 8 over games (but can be flexible), this league is all about plenty of fun, yet competitive, softball cricket.
Junior League ‘Girls’ Only’ Divisions
Across the county, there are eight junior cricket leagues, with four of these running ‘Girls Only’ divisions.
Girls’ Club Indoor Cricket Festivals (U12/U14 Girls)
An out of season offer for clubs to continue the playing interest for girls across the winter months. Both hardball and softball cricket festivals are on offer, six a side, fast-paced, fun festival games.
To express interest in any of the girls’ club competitions listed above, please contact Helen Fagg-Lenihan
Representative Cricket at all age levels is extremely important for the development of talented cricketers. It provides the opportunity for players to be challenged and have their skills tested to a greater extent than in normal competition. Many players (female or male) who progress along the pathway to first-class and international standard have participated in representative cricket at various age group levels.
The Kent Cricket Talent Pathway (County Age Group Girls) will consist of five squads at,
- Under 13
- Under 14
- Under 15
- Under 16
- Under 18
In addition, sitting between Club and County is the Kent Cricket Regional Development Programme (KCRDP) for girls, that will be structured as below:
FOUNDATION PHASE: Under 10 & Under 11 Girls
YOUTH PHASE: Under 12, Under 13 & Under 14 Girls
Please click here to visit the Talent Pathway girls’ home page for further information.
We have a growing number of female cricket coaches in the recreational game, teaching in schools and also coaching in the Kent Girls’ Talent Pathway (some professionally).
It is important for young players to have role models across the game, as well as on the field of play, to make everyone feel as if ‘cricket is a game for them’. Having female role models suitably qualified and confident in their coaching roles has, and will continue to have, a very positive effect on young cricketers.
If you are keen to start, or further yourself along the coaching pathway, please click here for further information on coach education in Kent. In addition, please get in touch with Helen Fagg-Lenihan to see if we can support you further as a female cricket coach.