Surrey Academic Cricket Scholar Programme
We are delighted to be part of the Surrey Academic Cricket Scholars Programme in collaboration with Surrey County Cricket Club. This programme is on offer to male students in RR6 and will give them the opportunity to complete their sixth form academic studies alongside access to high quality cricket coaching, strength and conditioning training, and access to the Surrey Cricket employability workshops. The employability workshops will offer an insight into the employment opportunities at Surrey County Cricket Club, to learn new skills and identify the requirements to progress with their chosen career paths. This will include areas such as finance, operations, and marketing, together with the conventional cricket roles such as coaching, performance analyst and management.
All students will have the opportunity to undertake ECB coaching qualifications alongside certified courses in scoring and umpiring, supporting students to gain employment within the world of performance cricket both during and after the two-year programme.
Programme Overview
This is an amazing opportunity for young people to experience studying, playing, and understanding all aspects of the world of cricket and help to provide an excellent opportunity to help with employment and further education prospects.
The Programme consists of the following parts:
- Sixth form academic studies at one of the SCCC Sixth Form Programme college partners.
- Cricket training
- Strength and conditioning training
- Employability workshops
- ECB certified courses
- Match day employment opportunities at The Kia Oval.
Interested?
For those interested to know more about the programme and how to apply, Judy Wallis, Sixth Form Programme Lead at Surrey CCC, is conducting online presentations in May and September.
For further information relating to the programme please email: Jwallis@surreycricket.com
If you have any queries, please contact Mr Paliotta, Director of Sport: pietro.paliotta@rutlish.merton.sch.uk
Application process:
- To express an interest in this programme please click the link above; this will direct you to the Surrey CCC page and alert the programme manager, Judy Wallis.
- You must also apply to Rutlish RR6 for your academic studies and meet the entry criteria. APPLY HERE
- Trials will be held at the school site organised by SCCC and Rutlish School in Oct 2025, Feb​ 2026, and April 2026. ​
- ​If you are successful in the Surrey CCC trials and RR6 application process, you will be enrolled on the SACS programme to start in September 2026.
Thank you all,
Ms Howarth
Headteacher
