Cricket club welcomes young players

MEMBERS of the Haddon Cricket Club are looking to revive their juniors program with the establishment of an under elevens side.

With about 10 young players interested, the club is calling out for anyone aged six to 10 to join in to take part in the upcoming Ballarat Cricket Association season.

“There’s been a bit of interest in the area for a while but we’re at the stage where a lot of the guys at the club have got kids now who are interested,” said club president and junior coordinator Lann Hanson.

“Cricket’s in a tricky situation in country towns where they’re losing numbers but we’ve got a lot of primary-aged kids near us so it’s helping communities there.

“We’re a month out from the season and we’ve already got a team together. We’re confident we can get another one ready.”

“If we get between 16 and 20, that’s heaps for two sides and everyone gets a bowl.”

The side will begin training at 5pm on 8 October at the town’s recreation reserve prior to games starting on 23 October.

With the club consisting of a single seniors team for the past five years, Mr Hanson said a new juniors side is a boon for cricket in the region.

“It’s not just us who’ve lost a few juniors sides in the area,” he said.

“There’s Smythesdale, and there’s no sides at Carngham, Scarsdale, or Ross Creek at the moment so it’s big for the area.

The blasters program will run each Tuesday from 12 November.

To register for the under 11s team, visit Haddon Cricket Club’s page on the PlayHQ website.