I did a q and a at a state school in West London around Richmond and Twickenham but a kind of tougher rougher area at a place called Heathfield Primary School and their cricket set up is extraordinarily great. It all comes down to a bloke called James Watson who is like a visionary really and I mentioned him in an article I wrote a couple of months ago and they asked me to go along to help do a q and a. Zafar Ansari was there, Arun Harinath and Donna Fraser the great Olympian runner she was there as well. It was just heartening to see that even though cricket in state schools is on its knees and has been shamefully ignored, if you have individuals who have the gumption and selflessness and vision to put something together then you can do great stuff. So I just want to give a shout out to Mr Watson one of your own!

Wisden Cricket Weekly. 10th July 2023 @ 1hr 20mins

Boys

 Richmond Borough Champions

 Chance to Shine Regional Street Cricket Champions

 3rd in the Chance to Shine National Street u13s Finals (even though we are only a primary school)

Girls

 Richmond Borough Champions

 LYG runners up

 Surrey Smash indoor competition winners

 Surrey Smash outdoor competition winners

 Surrey hardball North West league winners

 Surrey Finals Day runners-up

 Middlesex softball winners

 Chance to Shine National u13s Street Finals (even though we are u11s)

Heathfield/HWRCC Awards:

 Heathfield - The Cricketer Magazine, Schools guide Top 50 prep and junior, 2022 and 2023 and 2024 - one of only two state primary schools!

 Heathfield - Children & Young People Now Youth work award for the Thrive Cricket Programme, November 2022

 HWRCC - Surrey Cricket Foundation Connecting Communities award 2023

 Watson shortlisted at TES Awards 2022 and 2023

 Watson shortlisted for Community hero of the year Cricketer magazine 2023

 12 girls went for county u13 trials

 12 girls on Middlesex u13 Area pathway squad training

 5 boys for Hounslow borough trials

 2 u11 boys in Hounslow u13 Street Cricket London Youth Games squad

 Watson initiates meeting at 10 Downing Street to discuss equal cricketing access to all

 Watson spoke at National PE Conference Active Partnerships event on the impact cricket has had on Heathfield and its pupils

 Watson spoke on the Cricket club network webinar on links made between school and clubs

 Watson on Award winning podcast by Tom Jones - Episode 28

 April Edition of The Cricketer Magazine 2023 @Heathfield Take Cricket to Heart

 HAF cricket camps for FSM children and pupil premium held as an example in the borough

 Included in DfE School Sport Action plan July 2023 page 15

 Example of OSF funding used to create a community hub

London Sport article, "What challenges do schools face in shaping a pathway for children into sports participation?"

"Incredible" Flicx Pitch transforms state school cricket at Heathfield

Active Partnerships article, "Claire Lee, National Programme Lead for Opening School Facilities, talks about the recent conference in our latest blog"

HM Government, "School Sport and Activity Action Plan Update. July 2023."

Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club. "ECB Chief updated on Wick-Heathfield partnership"

Wisden article, "...Youth cricket..."

Cricket Club Development Network. "Fundraising with purpose: generating new income streams." (members-only content)

Vimeo video. "Why Cricket?"

The Cricketer. "Pride of Cricket Awards."

Inspiring Children Through Cricket - Chance to Shine Webinar."

Tom Talks. Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast "How to use your coaching to make such a positive difference for kids, with James Watson."