Devon Cricket Foundation Welcomes New Junior Competitions Officer

The Devon Cricket Foundation is delighted to welcome Stephen Bourke as our new Junior Competitions Officer.

The new role will see Stephen focus on increasing opportunities for children to play and compete in a club and school setting, with a significant part of the role seeing him organise and run competitions for Under 8s to Under 19s.

Stephen joins us from Table Tennis England, where he was the Area Manager for the South West. Stephen has worked in sport development for 12 years and has been a cricket coach for 20 years across Australia, Tonga, Fiji and England.

"I think this role is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the future of junior cricket across the county. I'm looking forward to working collaboratively with all the clubs and coaches in the area."

Within the role, Stephen will also be responsible for the operation of the newly launched Devon Youth Cricket League, which will commence in 2024.

On the appointment, our Clubs and Programmes Manager, Alex Jopling, said:

"It's exciting to have somebody dedicated to running all of our junior competitions across the county. Stephen will no doubt use his wealth of experience in sports development to further improve our competitions offer for clubs and schools."

Clubs wishing to get in touch with Stephen can contact him via stephen.bourke@devoncricket.co.uk or on 07904 242912.