The Warwickshire County Cricket Club Academy opened on Sept 1st 2001 as one of the first County Academies to be approved by the ECB. Each year up to 12 players are selected between the ages of 15 and 19 who have the potential to play at the highest level.
The County Academy is an integral part of the ECB world class Performance plan and it is envisaged that many of the National Academy and International players of the future will come via the County Academies. We have the responsibility of identifying, selecting and developing the next generation of Warwickshire and England players and to date our success has been more than encouraging.
Ateeq Javid a member of the 2008 Academy has moved on to the full playing staff for 2009
Helen Shipman is the first female player to join the Warwickshire Academy for the 2009 season
Shozair Ali and Tom Milnes were the opening bowlers for England Under 15's in 2007
Helen, Tom and Shozair all graduated to the Academy programme from the Emerging Players programme
In addition to those listed as Academy members below, Freddie Coleman (Scotland), Shane Getkate (Ireland) and Ben Williams (Shrewsbury School) are all attached to the Academy programme
| Name | Position | Club and School | Portrait |
| Shozair Ali | Right Arm Fast Medium/Left Hand Bat | Moseley CC and Queensbridge School | ![]() |
| Paul Best | Left Hand Bat/Slow Left Arm | Stratford upon Avon CC and Bablake School | ![]() |
| Tim Gruijters | Right Arm Fast Medium//Right Hand Bat | Walmley CC | ![]() |
| Tom Lewis | Left Hand Bat/Right Arm Med | Leamington CC and Castle 6th Form, Kenilworth | ![]() |
| Jonathon Webb | Right hand Bat /Right arm Medium | Dorridge CC and Bromsgrove School | ![]() |
| Philip Neale | Left Hand Bat / Wicketkeeper | Berkswell CC | ![]() |
| Usman Shabir | Right Hand Bat / Leg Spin | Moseley CC and KE VI School, Aston | ![]() |
| Tom Milnes | Right Hand Bat / Right Arm Fast Medium | Berkswell CC and Heart of England School | ![]() |
| Helen Shipman | Right Hand Bat | Walmley CC and Bishop Walsh School | ![]() |
| Junead Zaman | Right Hand Bat / Right Arm Medium/Fast- | Stratford upon Avon CC and Solihull Sixth Form College | ![]() |
| Name | Position |
| Gary Steer | Academy Coach |
| Dougie Brown | Assistant Coach |
| Tony Frost | Academy W/K Coach |
| Chris Armstrong | Academy Fitness and Conditioning Coach |
| Gerhard Mostert | Academy Physiotherapist |
| Angela Sweeney | Academy Administration Officer |
| Lynsey Williams | Performance Lifestyle Advisor (ECB) |
| Jeremy Snape or Clive Reeves | Mental Skills Coach |
The programme at Warwickshire is based on the five key areas of:
| Technical | Tactical | Physical | Mental | Lifestyle |
And these are addressed in three modules:
| Assessment Sept - Dec |
Preparation Jan - April |
Performance May - Aug |