Happy New Year!
With 2025 now at an end, we are welcoming new and exciting plans in 2026 for the R66T Academy. The New Year is set to be even more exciting, with our most anticipated lineup yet! From tournaments in England to Dubai, here’s what not to be missed in 2026…
Festival of Cricket
Arriving in early April is the return of our Festival of Cricket in partnership with inspiresport. From the 7th to the 9th April 2026, the tournament will be back for cricketers aged U12 at Millfield Prep School. The festival is an amazing opportunity for young cricket players to showcase their skills, make new friends, and experience the excellent facilities the school has to offer. Players will also experience first-class coaching from the R66T Academy during training sessions, which will focus on encouraging players to: Enjoy all aspects of the game and develop a healthy, competitive spirit, express their own natural talents, understand that team objectives are more important than individual performances, and appreciate the excellence and enjoy the success of other players. You can now register online to join us for the 2026 Festival of Cricket here.
The R66T Dubai Cup
After a huge success of the inaugural R66T Dubai Cup back in April 2025, the competition is set to return to your screens from Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th April 2026 in partnership with inspiresport and SportzJourney. The 2026 edition will be the third year of the tournament that began to provide cricket teams from around the world with an opportunity to play in the luxurious setting and excellent facilities that Dubai has to offer. Aimed at U13 boys, U15 boys and U15 girls from around the world, open welcome the tournament to any school, team, or Academy looking to showcase their skills at the picturesque Dubai. All teams will have access to a coaching session, followed by three days of group stage fixtures and a finals day. In between fixtures, players can choose between a variety of excursions to truly immerse themselves in the sights Dubai has to offer. To participate in the 2026 tournament, register your interest on our website, and a member of our team will be in contact with you.
The R66T T20 Cup
With the R66T Academy travelling across the UK to 6 locations in 2025, we look forward to the return of our annual T20 Cup in 2026! The tournament proved to be a huge success taking place at Newcastle, Derbyshire, Sheffield, Glasgow, Bristol, and Southampton in the summer holidays, with over 160 players attending. We aim for another amazing outcome in the new year, as well as providing an even bigger and better tournament for upcoming attendees! To make sure you are the first to know when our new locations drop, register your interest online.
The R66T Community
After an amazing launch in June 2025, we are looking ahead to 2026! We are extremely excited and passionate to keep growing our community by bringing you new masterclasses from pro's, Q&A's with expert coaches and exclusive prizes from our monthly competitions.
The R66T Academy wishes you all a very happy new year, and we can’t wait for you to see what we have to offer in 2026!