A different kind
of education
Oxford Cricket Odyssey was founded to give young people the opportunity to experience Oxford through cricket, education, leadership and culture creating an environment where they can challenge themselves, broaden their perspective and discover what they are capable of
Our Story
A Legacy Once
Reserved for the Few
For centuries, Oxford has been a place where young minds are challenged, character is shaped and leadership is discovered. But for many, that experience remained out of reach
Oxford Cricket Odyssey was founded by Oxford alumni to change that
Our purpose is to create experiences that give young people more than academic achievement or sporting success.
By bringing together cricket, education, culture and character, we create opportunities for students to step beyond the familiar, take on new challenges and develop a broader sense of what is possible.
Because when young people experience extraordinary places and perspectives, they begin to imagine an extraordinary future for themselves.
Our Purpose
To make this extraordinary combination of cricket, education, culture and character accessible to more schools, more students and more families. Because when young people are given access to extraordinary places, they begin to see extraordinary possibilities within themselves.
Exposure Changes
Perspective
Exceptional experiences open
young minds to exceptional
possibilities
Challenge Builds
Character
The moments outside the
comfort zone are often the
ones that stay with us
Leadership Is Developed,
Not Declared
It grows through responsibility,
collaboration, communication
and judgement
The Best Lessons
Are Lived
Some things cannot be taught
from a textbook. They have to
be experienced
HOW WE BRING IT TO LIFE
Learning, sport and discovery brought
together in one experience
01
The Player
skill
Develop skill, train with expert coaches and compete on historic grounds.
02
The Thinker
Perspective
Engage with Oxford’s academic culture, ask questions and think differently.
03
The Leader
Character
Build confidence, communicate with clarity and lead with resilience and judgement.
04
The Individual
Possibility
Broaden perspectives, embrace new cultures and discover what you’re capable of. Cricket is the occasion. Growth is the outcome.
Because some places teach
you simply by being there.
Oxford is not only one of the world’s most historic academic cities. It is an environment filled with ideas, traditions and people that encourage young minds to look beyond what they already know. Our programmes bring students into that environment through
Cricket
Train. Compete.
improve.
Academia
Question. Explore.
Think.
Leadership
Communicate. Decide.
Lead.
Culture
Discover. Connect.
Understand.
11 days. One extraordinary setting.
A journey beyond the expected.
“THE BOUNDARY WAS NEVER THE END.
It was the beginning.”
Every Oxford Cricket Odyssey programme is designed to take students beyond the boundary — beyond the score, beyond the classroom, and beyond what they thought they were capable of.
Who We Are
Founded by Oxford Alumni
Built for Next Generation.
Oxford Cricket Odyssey was founded by Oxford alumni who experienced the transformative power of Oxford first-hand. We created the Odyssey because we believe that experience should not remain accessible only to a select few.
Today, we bring together cricket, education, leadership and culture to create residential programmes that give ambitious young people the opportunity to experience Oxford in a way that stays with them long after they leave
