Cricketers ready to blast off

I don’t like cricket; I love it! Preparing for the NECA season are (back) Jobe Beeson, 11, Harry Murphy 12, Harry Moore, 10 and Tom Moore, 12, all from Bridport with Matthew Cresswell, 12, from Branxholm and (front) Mac Bingley, 11 from Bridport and Cameron Dobson, 10 from Scottsdale.

November 15, 2023

Cricket season in the North-East is about to blast into action with both junior and senior rosters being organised by the North-East Cricket Association.

NECA Secretary and Competition Director Jason Sarich said there were enough participants to field three teams in each roster.

Bridport, Ringarooma and Scottsdale will do battle in the juniors with Bridport, Branxholm and Scottsdale to face off in the seniors.

Round one of junior competition will begin on Friday, December 1.

Some players have been getting into the swing of it with the Country Gold Carnival coming up on Monday and Tuesday next week in Riverside.

It’s not too late to take part in the local 20-20 bash though, with registrations still open for juniors – you can contact Junior Development Officer Cass Sheehan on
0437 692 337.

Meanwhile, the seniors will hit the wicket on Friday, January 12, before a gala day at Scottsdale on January 20 - with games at 9am, 12 noon and 3pm before a women’s feature game at 6pm

Another women’s match will be held before the men’s grand final, scheduled for February 17.

Branxholm is the defending NECA champion, with Sarich not keen to comment on who he thought would be favourite for this season’s title.

Meanwhile, Cricket Tasmania is planning a junior cricket clinic during the Christmas-New Year holiday period with players from its Hurricanes program to be at the event, with dates and locations to be announced soon.