About Us

Key People

Darren Talbot - Darren Talbot Cricket Coaching

Darren began coaching in 2004 when he started up the Cobham Avorians Cricket Academy. After subsequently completing his UKCC1 and then UKCC2 coaching qualifications, Darren left his job in the City to set up his own cricket coaching business specialising in bringing cricket back into state schools.

Since inception in April 2007, the company has worked in over 150 schools and coached several thousand children, many of whom have now gone on to join their local cricket club and play regularly.

In his playing days Darren was an attacking top order batsman and slow left arm bowler. After captaining KCS Wimbledon, Darren went on to captain Surrey Young Cricketers and play club cricket for Walton-on-Thames, Dover, Oatlands Park and Cobham Avorians.

Darren has co-written Twenty20 Cricket: How to play, coach and win with Matt Homes (below) which will be published by Wisden in May 2011.

Matt Homes - In-Touch Cricket

Matt is Director of Cricket at In-Touch Cricket Academy.

After various roles within Sales at Getty Images, Matt is currently developing and growing the In-Touch Cricket Academy as a UKCC Level 3 Head Coach & SAQ Advanced trainer.

Matt has played club cricket for Mitcham, Ashford, Reigate Priory, Ashtead and is a current MCC playing member.

Neil Bunting - Twenty20 Cricket Camps

Neil set up Twenty20 Cricket Camps with Darren Talbot in 2008 to provide high quality specialist school holiday cricket courses centred around the Twenty20 Cricket format.

A UKCC Level 2 qualified coach, Neil played for junior Nottinghamshire representative sides and Combined Universities Select XIs. More recently he has played senior club cricket in Middlesex and Surrey.

He has coached at local schools and clubs and has run various holiday courses. He is currently a coach at Epsom Cricket Club.

Neil is also a qualified Football and Rugby Union coach.