Cricket Gap Year

Take a cricket gap year with Real Sport Experience. Choose from cricket training programmes or cricket volunteer projects abroad.

Cricket gap years are becoming increasingly popular. More and more people are looking to take a sports gap year with a purpose, so they are using their time out for a purpose, such as to play a cricket season abroad, join a cricket academy programme or even help to coach cricket to under-privileged children on a cricket volunteer project. All are popular cricket gap year options.

The most popular gap year cricket programme is the cricket academy in New Zealand. Offering full-time training and competitive matches each week, this programme offers the academy training experience and the cricket season abroad experience all in one.

Cricket volunteer projects are also productive ways to spend your cricket gap year. Cricket is a popular sport, especially in Africa and the sub-continent i.e. India and Sri Lanka. In these developing areas of the world, you can use your cricket gap year to give something back and to help coach cricket abroad.

For more about gap year cricket programmes, use the following links:

Australia Cricket Academy Sign up to the academy in Sydney and receive training from former internationals, plus the chance to play for local teams. Other activities are included and, because of the programme’s timing, you’ll experience Sydney’s famous New Year celebrations. Cricket Academies New Zealand Learn cricket from the very best in sunny New Zealand, where you’ll follow a personal programme. They’ll be plenty of chances to play in matches and access to training facilities in your free time. India Sports and Community Himachal Mix sports coaching with community projects and give children in India some much needed structure and inspiration. Your community work could be in education or childcare and you’ll round the project off with a week of travelling. India Sports and Community Rajasthan Put your skills to good use in a friendly but deprived area of India. Teach in schools or help in childcare centres and run sports sessions for children. You’ll make them smile and improve their health. South Africa Cricket Academy Cape Town Improve your cricket and get paid to coach others. Work on your fitness and skills at the academy, with help from past and present cricket stars, and earn some cash by running sessions for school children.