Our North Queensland wet season again prevented any Junior Cricket to be played late last week at the Nutrien Ag Solutions Cricket Complex, and Charters Towers where our Under 17s were meant to play Wests.
Clear skies on Tuesday allowed the Rookies to go ahead though, with Antony Stewart from Queensland Cricket coming down from Townsville to run the session.
Antony was helped out by one of our older junior Thomas Cardillo at the East Ayr School Grounds.
This session included fun drills and games for our youngest cricket stars of the future.
Back Cover Caption: Queensland Cricket’s Antony Stewart (back left) and junior cricketer Thomas Cardillo (back right) led the junior cricket rookies session last week. Photo supplied
The Friday afternoon Challenger’s session was moved to the East Ayr State School Hall due to the weather with modified indoor skills and drills organised by our Co-Ordinator Shaun Goldsworthy.
The 14 eager children were very appreciative of Shaun’s efforts in getting this going for a second week in a row.
There was catching practice, some bowling drills, then a fun game of indoor cricket to finish up the session.
After a very disrupted start to the second half of the season we have our fingers crossed we can play some cricket in the sunshine on Friday this week.
Contributed by Scott Heidke
Caption 1-4: Clear skies on Tuesday allowed the Rookies to go ahead
