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Today 180 young cricketers will take to Seddon Park to show off their cricketing skills in front of a sold out Seddon Park crowd.
The junior cricketers from 14 primary schools and junior cricket clubs will play modified Milo cricket during the half time break of the third ODI between the BLACKCAPS and Australia.
The schools and clubs are:
Elstow-Waihou Combined School
Te Pahu School
Te Awamutu Junior Cricket
Kiwitahi School
Cambridge Junior Cricket
Woodstock School
Rototuna Primary School
Hukanui Primary School
Hamilton West School
Te Totara Primary School
Aberdeen School
Te Kowhai School
Tamahere Primary School
Matangi School
The amount of players shows the depth of junior cricket in the Waikato region and development officer – primary Chris Ferguson said it is a very positive thing. “The sight of so many children having fun playing cricket is a great advertisement for junior cricket and for the valuable role that MILO as well as the role that grassroots coaches play in developing young cricketers and in sustaining the game”,” he said. “It provides the players and their coaches with the chance to attend an international match, to enjoy the occasion and the atmosphere, and to have fun demonstrating their cricket skills to the general match audience”.
Once the players have participated in the MILO game they will get to relax and watch the second innings of the exciting game.
A range of schools and junior cricket clubs will also be participating on the ground in the fifth and final ODI between the two trans-Tasman rivals at the Westpac Stadium on Saturday.
