Sport
5 July, 2022
Veterans cricket comes to Far North
THE masters of cricket now have the opportunity to play in competitions once again with Cricket Far North (CFN) hosting its first Veteran’s competition.
With Veteran’s cricket growing popular all over the country, CFN plans to introduce the sport to the Tablelands to get over 40’s back into the game.
President of CFN Julian Warnock said veteran cricket would be suited to the skill levels of players and hopes the sport will grow in popularity in the region.
“It is intended to be played within the boundaries of senior’s sport, with playing conditions for the games to suit our older players through shorter boundaries, shorter bowling runups, considerations for overall age of the players, and most importantly to have fun in a competitive and social environment,” he said.
“Veterans cricket across Australia, and overseas, is growing its participant rates exponentially, and has opened opportunities for our older players to be involved in a sport which up until now has been out of their reach.”
Veteran’s competitions are open to men over 50 years old and women over 40 years old, with CFN also adding the option of an over 30’s competition.
Competition days and venues are determined by expressions of interests. To register your interest, fill out the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8DMGSRX
