SUPER IDEA TO INCLUDE GIRLS
WITH plenty of buzz surrounding the T20 Women’s World Cup to be held in Australia next month, Queensland Cricket has pounced on the chance to continue the sport’s growth in the state’s North.
The governing body is launching a Super Sixes tournament in Townsville for girls under 13 and under 18 as an introduction to the sport.
Cricket manager Dan Kearney said female cricket was going gangbusters and they wanted to keep up the momentum.
“There’s so much cricket content around at the moment, so the exciting thing for us is we can capitalise on it,” Kearney said.
“We’re just trying to grow participation and give opportunities to kids that might not have had any cricketing experience before. So we want to make it as successful and exciting as possible.”
Super Sixes is a fast-paced smaller game, with each player given their chance to have a bat and bowl in a 45-minute match. Kearney said he expected plenty of smiles around the ground when the competition starts on February 8.
“The exciting thing is it’s open to all girls regardless of cricket experience,” he said.
“They’ll be playing a modified format that means any girl can get involved. There won’t be a need to wear pads or helmets or anything like that.
“It will be nice small fields so hopefully we’ll see plenty of action with the bat with 20m-30m boundaries.”
Queensland Fire WNCL stars Georgia Redmayne and Charli Knott will fly up from Brisbane to attend the opening night of action.
Talitha Sivijs, 11, will take part in the Super Sixes and cannot wait for it to get started.
“I’m looking forward getting more people into Talitha said.
“I love making new friends, it’s a team sport.” to it,”