Framlingham College is looking ahead to a successful 2025 cricket season after being named by The Cricketer Magazine as one of the UKs Top 100 Senior Schools for cricket.
Returning to the list for another year, Framlingham College is the only school in Norfolk and Suffolk to have been included in every Cricketer’s Schools Guide list since the publication’s inception.
This year’s guide is a special 10th anniversary edition and features the top 100 senior, top 50 prep/junior, top 20 all-girls schools for cricket and for the first time, the top 25 state schools.
Head of Cricket, Jack Beaumont, said: “We are incredibly proud to have been named in The Cricketer Top 100 Schools for 2025 and to continue the tradition of being on this list every year since its inception. This historic recognition highlights the dedication of our players, pupils, staff and the strength of our cricketing values here at Framlingham College. It’s a testament to the true passion and unwavering commitment of everyone involved in the deep routed cricket culture at our school.”
The roll call of schools emerged from a large number of entrants who were judged against an extensive set of criteria, which included a compelling commitment to cricket in the curriculum, facilities, fixture programmes and coaching.
The Cricketer magazine editor Huw Turbervill said: “Here at The Cricketer, we’ve covered the schools’ game since our inception in 1921, as part of our commitment to follow cricket at all levels.
“We’re proud of this coverage, and the 10th anniversary of this guide recognises the fantastic cricket programmes that exist in school curricula up and down the country with one of the most phenomenal things about the last decade is seeing cricket usurp rounders as the sport for girls.”
The Cricketer researches and produces the Schools Guide annually, with the 2025 edition being supported by Durant Sports – one of the country’s leading suppliers of cricket ground equipment.
Durant Sports managing director Cristian Durant said: “Congratulations to all the schools featured in this esteemed guide – now in its 10th year celebrating the nation’s best cricketing schools.
“As a leading supplier of cricket ground equipment to clubs, professional counties, and schools, we are proud to support The Cricketer’s excellent coverage of school cricket.
“This highlights the significant contributions of coaches and staff to grassroots cricket. Wishing you all a fantastic winter and the best of luck for the upcoming 2025 season.”
You can purchase the 2025 Schools Guide, which is included with the December edition of The Cricketer Magazine, on the Cricketer website.
