Live Active Leisure’s Cricket Development Team is pleased to announce a pioneering partnership with Meigle Cricket Club to launch Scotland’s first “School of Cricket” project at a state secondary school. Following Meigle Cricket Club’s successful acquisition of £5,000 in funding from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), this groundbreaking initiative will be implemented at Blairgowrie High School, marking a significant milestone for cricket development in the region.
The innovative program, led by Meigle Cricket Club with support from Live Active Leisure’s Cricket Development Team, will deliver cricket sessions within curriculum time across an entire academic year. This collaboration creates unique opportunities for young people to engage with the sport, building on the foundation already established through primary school engagement and bringing cricket expertise directly into the classroom environment.
“This partnership represents a significant advancement in our cricket development program,” said Louis Gallagher from Live Active Leisure. “By bringing cricket directly into the curriculum at a state school, we’re creating new pathways for young people who might never have experienced the sport otherwise, while supporting physical activity and wellbeing outcomes that are central to our mission.”
The project has three key aims: to attract new young people at Blairgowrie High School to cricket, particularly those in S1-3 who have experienced softball cricket through primary school programs delivered by Live Active’s Cricket Development Team. It also aims to provide essential “levelling-up” training to develop junior players to a high standard for regional and national representation. Finally, the project seeks to leverage cricket as a tool for enhancing physical and mental wellbeing among targeted young people.
Live Active Leisure’s Cricket Development Team will continue to build on their successful primary school engagement work, creating a seamless pathway for young people to develop their cricket skills from primary through secondary education.
