Coaching Bethell and a rare Lord's double

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Michael Powell discusses his role in developing young cricket stars and the importance of private sector support for state schools.

Former Warwickshire captain Michael Powell, head of cricket at Rugby School, has played a major role in developing England stars Jacob Bethell and Maia Bouchier. Here, he discusses their success, his passion for helping to make Rugby a regular venue for his old county, and how the private sector can help to revive cricket in state schools. The Cricketer's schools coverage is brought to you in association with our friends at Durant Sports. To find out more about Durant's design, production, and installation of cricket ground equipment and cricket netting systems for both indoor and outdoor use, visit DurantSports.co.uk Sign up here for just £1 to read the latest school cricket news and much, much more besides: https://shop.thecricketer.com/subscribe/the-cricketer-magazine/digital Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCricketerMag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecricketer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketermag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecricketermag Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thecricketer Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com Music by https://www.bensound.com Artist: Marcus P. License code: EEQ0Z7AM6NGGKZJV Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Host: The Cricketer

Guest: Michael Powell

Topics covered

• coaching
• cricket development
• state schools
• private sector
• Rugby School
• England cricket

Keywords

• Michael Powell
• Jacob Bethell
• Maia Bouchier
• Rugby School
• cricket coaching
• state schools
• Durant Sports

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Durant Sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rugby School, The Cricketer

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