Autumn Academy

September to December 2026

2026 Autumn Academy (U8 – U13)

Venue: Bishops Stortford College Sports Hall

Following the huge success of our last Winter programme, BT Cricket Academy is delighted to invite you to join its 2026 Autumn Academy, running from September to December 2026.

The programme will consist of 10 weekly sessions. These sessions are for u8 – u13’s, both boys & girls. The sessions will be tailored to everyone’s needs and will focus on maximising their skills of all 3 aspects of the game.

Head coach Ben Twohig, spent 6 winters as a professional cricketer for Worcestershire and knows exactly ‘how’ to improve players during the off season.

Cost
Mondays – 10 weeks of sessions (2 hour session) £360*
Thursdays – 10 weeks of sessions (2 hour session) £360*

* Instalment plan available: Pay £120 per month over 3 months

*Please note: Booking individual sessions is not permitted as the training programme will run on a week to week schedule to enhance learning & performance.

The 2026 Autumn Academy will take place on:

Monday 21 September – Monday 30 November (10 sessions)
No session – Monday 26 Oct

Evening Session

18.15 – 20.15

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Thursday 17 September – Thursday 3 December (10 sessions)
No session – 15 Oct and 29 Oct

Evening Session

18.15 – 20.15

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Your Autumn Academy Head Coach

Head coach – Ben Twohig

Level 2 Coach and ex-professional cricketer, specialising in Batting and Spin Bowling.

Ben spent 6 winters as a professional cricketer for Worcestershire and knows exactly ‘how’ to improve players during the off season. Players need to ‘hit the ground running’ and be ready for the 2024 Summer season!

My son has made a lot of progress

Ben has a great ability to simplify his coaching messages and deliver them in a way that younger players can easily understand. Even after only a few coaching sessions my son made a lot of progress in areas he had struggled with previously. From a parents perspective Ben also gave detailed feedback after coaching sessions which helped keep focus afterwards.

Declan Carlin Father of U14 Daniel Carlin

My skills have improved leaps and bounds

Ben’s coaching has helped make my batting bowling and fielding come on leaps and bounds over the summer and winter by learning, practicing and implementing different skills. My game has majorly improved with the help of his coaching along with whoever else is with him helping out.

Kieran Wilson-Pratt U14 player

Massive improvements over 6 months

My daughter Mattie has been having lessons with Ben for over 6 months now. Ben is a brilliant coach and Mattie loves his lessons. He makes them fun but challenging - he has a great way of being positive and encouraging but also stretching her too. It’s great to see her confidence grow and her batting and bowling improve massively as a result - thank you!

Lucy Hughes Mother of Mattie Hughes

Enthusiastic, encouraging and fun lessons

Ben’s lessons are really fun and I like that he’s really enthusiastic. I don’t worry if I make a mistake as he thinks of ways to help me and encourages me to try again. Ben’s really helped me improve my batting 🙂

Mattie U14 Junior player

Passionate and energetic coach

Ben’s passionate and energetic approach to coaching and his in-depth technical cricketing knowledge has helped many players in various junior age groups, whether it be via the group sessions or individual 1-1’s. His coaching program has also helped to form a vital connection between the junior section and the adult teams, giving the kids something to clearly aim for in the future.

Ben Livermore BSCC Junior Manager