On the 9th September Paul Collingwood visited Yarm CC to donate a Bat to the club as part of the Yorkshire Bank’s ‘Giving Bat to You’ campaign. As well as the physical handing over of the bat, Paul spent some time with the young cricketers at the club helping them with their batting and fielding skills.

Beside the newly refurbished Pavilion, Yarm CC had their Cricket Factory Bannerzone and ECB Cricket Factory Core Skill Set laid out for the younger club members to use during Paul’s visit.

Being no stranger to the kit, Paul quickly involved himself around the young cricketers using the Drill Cube, Action Targets, Target Tunnels, Mini Slip Nets and Drill Points.

Following the skills session the youngsters were all involved in a mini match utilising the ECB Cricket Factory Skill Set as additional scoring zones and targets within the Bannerzone space – unfortunately for one young Collingwood fan Paul’s fielding skills proved too proficient when he caught the young player sending him off the pitch from his very first ball.

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