CRICKET NEWS - SWD Cricket hosted the annual KFC provincial mini-cricket festival at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn last Saturday. The festival has been held for more than 20 years and normally attracts 700 to 750 children. This year it had a record number of players – 808 from 101 schools - from all over the region.
KFC is a proud sponsor of Cricket South Africa's mini cricket.
PHOTO GALLERY: KFC mini-cricket photo gallery
It is a wonderful initiative that has for many years brought the fantastic game of cricket to countless young South Africans of all backgrounds.
Superstars of today, including Kagiso Rabade, Ottneil Baartman, Tristan Stubbs and Anrich Nortjé, have come through the mini cricket system and KFC is thrilled to be part of this amazing initiative that will undoubtedly produce many great cricket stars in the future.
Attending the SWDC KFC Mini Cricket festival were, back from left: Dougie Baartman (SWDC development coach), Francois Visagie (exco member of Eden Schools Cricket), Buhle Nhlapo (playmakers official), Garry Hampson (Cricket South Africa coach developer), Merlin Masimela (SWDC KFC Mini Cricket coordinator) and Eduard Strydom (SWDC development coach). Front: Lifa Ntanzi (Garden Route Badgers professional player), Ottniel Baartman (Protea cricket player), Annerie Dercksen (Protea women’s player)
In its basic form, mini cricket consists of fast, scaled-down games with eight children per team. Games last about one hour and one coach can supervise and instruct up to sixteen children simultaneously.
The rules of mini cricket ensure that every child taking part will bat, bowl, keep wicket and field during the course of the match. This prevents the domination of matches by better players and gives everyone an equal opportunity.
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