Representative Cricket: District
Within Wiltshire, district cricket is run at under 10, 11, 13 and 15 age groups across five districts which are as follows:
The process for selection into district cricket is that clubs are asked to nominate players for district trials every Autumn. The trials are used to identify players to be invited on to a 12 week winter performance programme for their district age group. However, some players may be invited to attend a county trial following their district trial in order to achieve selection to the county winter coaching programme.
Following the culmination of the winter coaching programmes fresh county and district trials are held to select summer squads at both levels. At the district trials specifically there will be the possibility of players that were not involved during the winter being invited to a trial. Also, as with the autumn trials, there is the opportunity for district players to move up to county level and vice versa. This remains the case during the summer as all district performances are monitored closely by the relevant county age group coach in order for them to identify prospective players should they need to change their squad.
In terms of the summer match play programme all district age groups play in a league format against the four other districts. However, some district coaches will also arrange further fixtures in order to provide more cricket at this level.
