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Aldridge Cricket Academy

Coordinates: 50°51′30″N 0°05′38″W / 50.85830°N 0.09402°W / 50.85830; -0.09402
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Aldridge Cricket Academy is a specialist secondary school academy based at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy, in partnership with Sussex Cricket.

In October 2010, Brighton Aldridge Community Academy announced a partnership with Sussex Cricket to promote cricket in the area.[1][better source needed] The Aldridge Cricket Academy was subsequently formed which allows sixth form students from Brighton Aldridge Community Academy or Portslade Aldridge Community Academy to combine A level studies with an intensive cricket development programme.[2]

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All ACA students complete their cricket training at the grounds of the Brighton campus. Construction on a new £1.8m cricket centre began in September 2015 and is due to be completed May 2016.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sussex partnership with Brighton Aldridge Community Academy". Sussex County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Aldridge Cricket Academy website". Aldridge Cricket Academy. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Aldridge Cricket Academy – facilities". Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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