My brother has , for the last few years, been going through the process of cricket trials and training for the past few years. I know it will seem a biased decision, but everyone who has ever seen him play has said how good he was, he was selected for his clubs 1st 11 at the age of 14 and he puts in more effort than anyone else at the training sessions.

The system is a totally unfair process, i have attended every training session and trial he went to and it was obvious that they were only concentrating on a few of the children, those who play for ''the big club'', those at private schools with influence etc

The selectors for the trial he was sent to, the people supposed to be watching everyone and judging them without knowing them was in fact standing in the corner talking about football with 1 of the coaches.

The trainers who decide who goes through to the next level of sussex trials all play for the ''big local club'' and their children all play for sed club.

several of the people who the played for the sussex team never even went to a trial or training session because, and i quote ''its a bit early for him'' meaning he couldnt be bothered to get out of bed.

There were strict rules about what the children were allowed to wear, (ie no sussex kit) and what equipment they could use (they ahd to use a ball provided so they couldnt get an advantage) however, many of those who got through were wearing sussex kit, using their own ball.

1 child, turned up to the trials with a broken wrist, he tried anyway and in 1 excercise he had a ball hit at him by a coach which broke his other hand, this child then went on to get into sussex without being able to play when selectors were there. I have to assume, since i saw his mother ''talking'' with the secretary for the process, that they made some sort of deal whewre the secretarys son, the coach who hit the ball , was not sued ro anything.

Theese are just a few of the things i have noticed happening aswell as all the players from 1 team being in 1 net where the selector stood.

I am writing this to ask who exactly should i write and complain to about the process?
I have asked a question before about other counties he could trial with and got exactly what i asked for, phone numbers and email adresses, so can anyone tell me who to write to? websites, email adresses and actual adresses would be very much apreciated.
thank you
(sorry about grammer, spelling etc)

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