How to become a county outground | The Cricketer Schools Podcast

About this episode

Ian Pollock discusses the transformation of Repton School into a List A cricket venue and offers advice for other grounds.

Derbyshire returned to Repton School in 2025, 37 years after last staging a men’s professional game there. Repton’s Ian Pollock joins us to discuss how the school transformed itself into a List A cricket venue, gives his advice for other grounds seeking to host county games, and answers the question of whether a Championship game could be on the cards in the future… 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…

People in this episode

Guest: Ian Pollock

Topics covered

• county cricket
• school cricket
• cricket venues
• professional games
• cricket ground transformation

Keywords

• county outground
• Repton School
• List A cricket
• cricket venue
• Ian Pollock

Sponsors

Durant Sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Derbyshire

Places: Repton School

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