Senior County teams
Senior County Championship teams consist of 9 or more players, with at least 4 women and 5 men. Matches are played on dates and at venues organised by Badminton England on 3-4 weekends over the year. A match consists of 3 mens singles, 2 ladies singles, 2 men's doubles, 2 ladies doubles, and 2 mixed games.
Cambridgeshire Badminton Association currently fields three senior teams.
Cambs I: Division 1 North
Cambs II: Division 3 Central
Cambs III: Division 4 Central
County training/Practice
The County currently runs regular training sessions for the senior and masters squads. These sessions are held every other Wednesday evening from 7-9pm at Northstowe Secondary College, Stirling Road, Northstowe, CB24 1DJ on the following dates:
All players who are currently representing the County at senior or masters levels, identified reserves, and players living or working in the County who are of a sufficiently high standard but representing another County may be invited. For further details contact badminton@bates.net.
County selection
Player selection for the senior County Ist, IInd and IIIrd teams is the responsibility of the County Selection Committee. Selection takes place shortly after the County Players (Restricted) Tournament, usually at the end of September each year. Anyone wishing to be considered for selection is strongly encouraged to enter.
The Selection Committee for 2023/24 is:
Chair: Sara Cunnington
Luke Bennett
Steph Potten
Martin Crossley
Chris Lim
Sara Moore
To contact the Selection Committee, please email selection@cambridgeshirebadminton.org
In making selection decisions, the Committee form their opinions based on the following set of criteria (in no particular order):
County performances from previous seasons;
Results at the restricted tournament;
Results in other competitive events (leagues and tournaments);
Potential for improvement / development trajectory;
Availability;
Discipline strength (given the format requirements of the County competition); and
Commitment to the County.
For more information please visit the BE County Championship site.