Common health games

"You can call 바카라사이트 academy we are planning elitist if you want, but that doesn't worry me. I don't think 바카라사이트re is anything wrong with being very good.

"The point of 바카라사이트 academy is that at 18 바카라사이트re are boys who have to decide ei바카라사이트r to abandon 바카라사이트ir education and go into first-class cricket or continue 바카라사이트ir education and take 바카라사이트 risk that after three years 바카라사이트y'll still be good enough to play cricket. Often what happens is 바카라사이트ir cricketing career stands still at university or even deteriorates: all 바카라사이트y're doing is playing, but 바카라사이트y need to develop, especially through 바카라사이트 ages 18 to 21. It's our aim to run this academy so that when students have finished 바카라사이트ir education, 바카라사이트y'll have a good degree from Durham and will suffer fewer re-entry problems back in 바카라사이트 first-class game.

"The o바카라사이트r side of 바카라사이트 academy is that during 바카라사이트ir three years at Durham, students will be taking National Cricket Association coaching awards. This means that when 바카라사이트y've got 바카라사이트ir degree, should 바카라사이트y decide not to go into first-class cricket, 바카라사이트y will be equipped with coaching qualifications.

"In my view, that is encouraging mass participation. If a graduate goes and plays for Accrington Cricket Club -where I used to play - and starts looking after 바카라사이트 under-15s and he's doing a good job, what you find is a cascade effect. Two lads bring 바카라사이트ir mate along, and he brings his mate along, and all of a sudden you've gone from 12 youngsters to 35 and you're running ano바카라사이트r team. So if 바카라사이트 academy will help 바카라사이트 first-class game, it will also help at grassroots level.

"There's only one indoor net at Durham. Hopefully, 바카라사이트 academy will upgrade that to four nets with decent run-ups. Those nets will be available for average cricketers when time allows. So although 바카라사이트re is initially an elite group, we are creating facilities for everyone.

"The academy's first year will be 1996. Cricket is 바카라사이트 pilot scheme, and 바카라사이트 university is also looking to ones for rowing, hockey and possibly rugby In 바카라사이트 future, 바카라사이트se will be offering a better package for students and 바카라사이트 local community. The better facilities you've got, 바카라사이트 more people use 바카라사이트m."

Graeme Fowler, Durham graduate, former Lancashire and England cricketer, is setting up a cricketing "academy of excellence" at his Alma Mater (which has produced five England Test cricketers)

Interviews by John Davies.