No coaches for the new kids

All is going swimmingly in England. Cricket is enjoying a surge in popularity and kids are flocking to play the game. But, as Stephen Brenkley reports, a change in the rules as to who can coach means that those children might be turned away as there will be no-one to teach them.

It is feared that although the new structure will lead to better allround coaches, the courses' intensity will lead to fewer people wishing to take them. A bigger problem than a short-term lack of new coaches might be a long-term lack of cash from the Government.