Female cricket set to boom
GIRLS cricket on the Gold Coast is set to explode with Dolphins president Jeff Pfaff forecasting plans to launch an all-girls competition.
The Dolphins’ female cricket presence has been on the rise, fielding junior teams to complement their senior squads in the premier Katherine Raymont Shield and reserves Jodie Fields Shield divisions.
While the club have dropped back from their typical runner-up placing in the top-tier state competition, Pfaff has been encouraged by the increasing depth coming through the ranks.
“The big thing for the girls this year has been what we have done beneath them to try to bolster them up and be as strong as we can,” he said.
“We had the first year of the under-15 comp this year which we won, which was good.
“That was like a DecemberJanuary shortened comp so that was really promising.”
Pfaff said the next step is developing a Cricket Gold Coast competition for girls only – even if it is probably still multiple seasons away.
Pfaff said such a plan would need the support of clubs around the Gold Coast to encourage players to take part in a centrally-run tournament at first.