Cricket Blitz is an after school cricket competition that is held during Term 1 & 4 and is aimed at the social to semi competitive cricketer. In Blitz the rules of traditional cricket have been changed to focus on equal participation. All 8 kids in a team will bowl and bat for the same amount of time. The team plays on Thursdays from 4:00-5:30pm. Competitions will run 4-6 weeks, though the total number of weeks is dependent on the number of entries in the region.
Term 1 2017 Year 5 & Year 6 mixed team- coached by Tim Rainey and managed by Sianne Rainey
Comments from the players:
Alex Rainey: It’s been exciting to learn about cricket, meet new people and have fun.
Onree Viljoen: It’s fun. I gave up club cricket to concentrate on football so I play cricket for fun now. It’s nice to just come and have fun.
Kevin Vinish: It’s great fun and I’ve learned lots of skills. It’s been good to meet new people.
Jason Beom: (absent this day – A long standing player of cricket blitz – he enjoys coming to practice and the games)
Oliver Frost: The Coach is a good teacher!
Soochan Lee: It’s been good to learn about cricket.
Hong Wu (Amy): I have enjoyed it!
Patrick Webber: It’s fun for a school sport. It’s been good to meet new people. I like helping other people play cricket. I love smashing 6s!!
Johnson Hua – substitute player for us this term: I have enjoyed learning the game of cricket.
23rd March 2017 pics from Cricket Blitz- Photos courtesy of David Rowland. Please click on the images to see a larger view.
USEFUL LINKS:
- For playing conditions and further information about Cricket Blitz
- Year 5/6 Cricket Blitz rules
- Score sheet
- How to score
- Takapuna District Cricket Club
- Forrest Hill Cricket Club
