10-year-old Mark Wilkie has been playing cricket for over a year and loves batting, saying his favourite player is David Warner.
“I play out on the fields here with a hard ball,” Mark said.
“I like that we can see our friends and have fun.”
Mark attended the Brisbane Heat Holiday Clinic at the Home Hill Cricket Association last week before travelling to Charters Towers for the NQ Country Cup where he high scored with 9 runs.
The biggest tip he learnt at the holiday clinic was to “always get ready and no hands in the pockets while you’re fielding.”
The holiday session was facilitated and run by Antony Stewart, Cricket Manager North for Queensland Cricket.
“It’s just six hours of a lot of fun, doing a lot of cricket skills and then we end it with a big game of cricket at the end of the day,” Mr Stewart said.
“You want to make the cricket experience as fun as it can possibly be, you want to make it a memorable experience.
“It’s nonstop cricket action and a lot of it is just playing games, the kids don’t even realise they’re learning but we’re trying to enhance the hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and we do that through the games.”
Home Hill Cricket Association holds junior cricket on Friday nights for kids aged 7-17.
“While they’re competitive and kids always want to win, it’s a bit more relaxed, they’ve got the music playing, the canteen will be open, they’ve got awesome volunteers down here, there’s just a really good family vibe,” Mr Stewart said.
“Burdekin would certainly like to have a few more young players playing and they’re working really hard, they’ve got some really good coaches here and they’ve upgraded their facilities since last year.
“Once kids start playing, they love it and they want to keep playing so we have to get them here in the first place.”
The 2023/24 cricket season is about to begin and Home Hill Cricket Association would like to welcome all new and returning players.
Junior cricket for kids aged 7 - 17 starts on Friday October 6 at the Nutrien Ag Solutions cricket fields in Home Hill, with Blast Cricket for 5–7-year-olds starting on Tuesday October 10 at East Ayr State School. The Senior cricket competition starts Saturday October 14 with social but competitive 25 over games each Saturday afternoon.
If you’re interested in playing cricket this summer or would like some more information, please contact Home Hill Cricket Association at homehillca@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.
Two Home Hill teams travelled to Charters Towers last weekend for the NQ Country Cup. Photo credit: Antony Stewart
12 kids enjoyed a day of cricket in Home Hill last week thanks to Queensland Cricket. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie
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